Ethan name definition: this name in other languages, spelling and pronunciation variants, female and male variants of name Ethan.
Define Ethan
From the Hebrew name אֵיתָן ('Eitan) meaning "solid, enduring, firm". In the Old Testament this name is borne by a few minor characters, including the wise man Ethan the Ezrahite, supposedly the author of Psalm 89.After the Protestant Reformation it was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world, and it became somewhat common in America due to the fame of the revolutionary Ethan Allen (1738-1789). It only became popular towards the end of the 20th century. It is the name of the main character in Edith Wharton's novel 'Ethan Frome' (1911), about a man in love with his wife's cousin.
Is Ethan a boy name?
Yes, name Ethan has masculine gender.
Where does the name Ethan come from?
Name Ethan most common in English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin.
