Evert as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Evert

What is the meaning of the name Evert ?

The baby name Evert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛvərt/ (EN), /ˈeːvərt/ (Dutch) — respelled: "EV-ert" (EN) or Dutch "AY-vert".

Evert is Dutch, Scandinavian in Origin.

Evert is a Dutch and Swedish masculine name tracing to the continental Germanic Everard/Eberhard, from ebur/eber “wild boar” and hard “brave, strong.” It therefore carries the meaning “boar-strong” or “brave like a boar,” a traditional emblem of courage and tenacity across Germanic cultures.

The name appears in medieval Low Countries records as Everaert and in Latinized form Everardus, later standardizing as Evert in Dutch. It spread to Scandinavia, where Evert became familiar in Sweden - helped in the 20th century by songwriter Evert Taube - and remains recognized in the Netherlands and South Africa. Cognates and variants include Everard, Everardt, Everhardt, Eberhard (German), Évrard (French), and the English surname-derived Everett. Pet forms in Dutch include Eef. While no feminine counterpart is conventional, the masculine line has stayed steady in civil registers, with periodic revivals alongside other Germanic revival names.