Ewoud as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ewoud

What is the meaning of the name Ewoud ?

The baby name Ewoud is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈeːʋɑu̯t/ (approx. "AY-vowt").

Ewoud is Dutch in Origin.

Ewoud is a Dutch masculine name, the Low Countries’ form of Germanic Ewald. It derives from the elements ewa (law, custom) and wald (rule, power), yielding meanings such as “ruler by law,” “law-power,” or “one who governs according to custom.” Middle Dutch records show spellings oscillating between Ewout/Ewoud under the influence of regional orthography, while Latin documents used Ewaldus.

The name circulated in medieval Flanders and the Netherlands, helped by the cult of the missionary martyrs known as the Two Ewalds (7th century), and later saw modest revival in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In modern Dutch, Ewout is a common variant; German Ewald and Low German Ewolt are close cognates, and the rare feminine Ewalda appears in onomastic sources. Informal Dutch nicknames include Wout and Ewo. Though phonetically similar, Ewoud is etymologically distinct from Wouter (Walter).