Ewout as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ewout

What is the meaning of the name Ewout ?

The baby name Ewout is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Dutch IPA: /ˈeːʋɑut/; approximate English respelling: "AY-vowt".

Ewout is Dutch in Origin.

Ewout is a Dutch masculine name closely related to Ewoud and the German Ewald. It stems from Old High German elements ewa, meaning "law, custom," and wald, "rule, power," yielding senses such as "ruler by law" or "power of law." The Dutch spelling with -wout reflects the native rendering of the Germanic -wald element; despite the resemblance, it is not derived from Dutch woud "forest."

The name appears in medieval records of the Low Countries, aided by the cult of two early medieval missionaries named Ewald who were martyred in Saxon lands. Ewout/Ewoud remained in intermittent use, with modest revivals in the Netherlands and Flanders in the 19th and late 20th centuries as traditional Germanic names regained favor. Variants include Ewoud (Dutch), Ewald (German and Polish), Evald (Scandinavian), and Evalds (Latvian); related surnames occur regionally. Nicknames are rare, though Wout sometimes serves as an informal short form.