Ewan

YOO-un

Scottish form of Gaelic Eoghan

"born of the yew tree"

Ewan Origin and Meaning

The name Ewan is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "born of the yew tree".

This appealing name has a good chance of catching on due to the popularity of Ewan McGregor, and the trend towards Gaelic names in general. Pronunciation is YOO-un.

Ewan has a complex family tree, with connections to John, Owen, Hugh, Evan and Eugene. Other spellings are Ewen, Eoin and Euan.

In Willa Cather's novel My Mortal Enemy, there is a character called Ewan Gray.

Ewan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 223 on Nameberry

Ewan Popularity

• 223 Nameberry 2024
• 302 Unique 2023
• 396 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Ewan

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ewan.

• Eamon
• Euan
• Finlay
• Orson
• Callum
• Angus
• Finnian
• Hamish
• Ira
• Kieran
• Edmund
• Leif
• Seamus
• Rory
• Ian
• Hugh
• Cillian
• Rhys
• Basil
• Stellan

Famous People Named Ewan

• Ewan Gordon McGregor Scottish actor
• Ewan MacColl (born James Henry Miller) British folk singer,songwriter
• Ewan Morrison Scottish novelist and screenwriter
• Ewan Christian English architect
• Ewan Pearson English music producer
• Ewan Robert Geoffrey O'Dowd son of Erin Boag & Peter O'Dowd

Ewan in Pop Culture

• Ewan O'Hara the brother of main character Juliet O'Hara, on Psych.