Evani
Evani Origin and Meaning
Both gentle and lively, Evani is a multi-cultural name that could work as an alternative to the popular Eva, Everly, Annie or Vivian. In 2023, Evani was given to 73 babies — nearly double the number of girls who received it the year before.
Evani has several possible origins, including: a feminine variation of the Welsh form of John, meaning "God is gracious"; a variation of Avani, a Sanskrit name meaning "earth"; an elaboration of the Hebrew Eve, meaning "life". Other possibilities could be that it's a variant of Ivani, a Portuguese feminization of Ivan, or that it relates to the Sanskrit word vana meaning "forest".
Other spellings of the name including Evany, Evanni, Evanie, and Evanny are all in use and have seen a slight increase in numbers, though they all fall well behind Evani.