Evander as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Evander

What is the meaning of the name Evander ?

The baby name Evander is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪˈvændər/,ih-VAN-der.

Evander is Greek, Latin, Scottish in Origin.

Evander stems from the Greek Euandros (eu “good, well” + aner/andros “man”), yielding the meaning “good man” or “man of valor.” In Greco‑Roman legend, Evander of Arcadia founded Pallantium on the future Palatine Hill and welcomed Aeneas, a tale preserved in Virgil’s Aeneid; the name entered Latin as Evander and circulated in the classical world.

Revived by Renaissance classicists and later antiquarian tastes, Evander also appears in Scotland as an anglicized rendering of the Gaelic Iomhar (from Old Norse Ívarr), giving the name a parallel Norse‑Gaelic pathway distinct from the Greek etymology. International variants include Euandros (Greek) and Evandro (Italian, Portuguese). Short forms and nicknames include Van, Vandy, and Ander. The name is rare yet familiar in the English‑speaking world, helped into wider recognition by heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.