Ethan

Also spelled: Eithan, Eitan, Eytan

Usually a boy's name

Literal meaning

Hebrew: 'firm, enduring, strong' Well attested

Origin

Hebrew

Popularity

US 2025: #24 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #54

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Sources

A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford, 2006): Ethan, summary on Oxford Reference
Wiktionary: Ethan
Etymonline: Ethan

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Ezekiel
Matilda
Richard
Valentina
Valeria
Valerie

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Related in meaning in Chinese

刚 gāng strong Traditional form: 剛 Share this pair: 刚
强 qiáng strong Traditional form: 強 Share this pair: 强
壮 zhuàng robust Traditional form: 壯 Share this pair: 壮

Source: Unicode Unihan

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