Ethan (given name)

Ethan
Pronunciation	EE than
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Hebrew, English
Origin
Language(s)	Hebrew English
Meaning	Strong, firm, impetuous

Ethan is a male given name of Hebrew origin (איתן) that means firm, strong and long-lived. The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings. 4:31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chr. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chr. 15:17 and 15:19). See Ethan (biblical figure).

It may also be spelled Eitan or Eytan.

Popularity

In 2013 it was the fourth most popular name for boys in Australia.^[1]

People

Given name

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Ethan Albright (born 1971), American football player.
Ethan Allen (armsmaker) (1806–1871), American armsmaker
Ethan Allen (baseball) (1904–1993), American baseball player
Ethan Allen (1738–1789), American revolutionary and general
Ethan Allen Brown (1776–1852), American politician
Ethan Berkowitz (born 1962), American politician
Ethan Bortnick (born 2000), American pianist
Ethan Coen (born 1957), American director and screenwriter
Ethan Couch, convicted of wrongful death due to affluenza
Ethan Cox (born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Ethan Erickson (born 1973), American actor
Eytan Fox (born 1964), Israeli film director
Eitan Haber (born 1940), Israeli journalist
Ethan Hawke (born 1970), American actor
Ethan James (producer) (1946–2003), musician, record producer, and recording engineer
Ethan Juan (born 1982), Taiwanese actor
Ethan Leib (born 1975), American law professor
Eitan Livni (1919–1991), Israeli activist and politician
Ethan Moreau (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
Ethan Peck (born 1986), American actor
Ethan Phillips (born 1955), American actor
Ethan Randall (born 1978), also credited as Ethan Embry, American actor
Ethan Stiefel (born 1973), American ballet dancer
Ethan Suplee (born 1976), American actor
Ethan Watts (born 1972), American volleyball player
Ethan Werek (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
Ethan Zohn (born 1973), American television contestant
Ethan Zuckerman (both 1973), American businessman

Surname

Michael Eitan (born 1944), Israeli politician
Rafael Eitan (1929–2004), Israeli general
Rafi Eitan (born 1926), Israeli politician
Freddy Eytan (born 1947), Israeli diplomat and writer
Walter Eytan (1910-2001), Israeli diplomat

Fiction

Ethan, fictional character in the CrossGen comic book universe
Ethan, fictional character in the video games Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Ethan Craft, fictional character in the television series Lizzie McGuire
Ethan Chandler, a sharpshooter from Penny Dreadful
Ethan Edwards, fictional character in the 1956 John Ford film The Searchers
Ethan Frome, fictional character in the 1911 novel of the same name by Edith Wharton
Ethan Hunt, fictional character in the Mission: Impossible films played by Tom Cruise
Ethan James, fictional character in the television series Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Ethan Kairos, the main character in the game Time Hollow
Ethan Mars, fictional character in the video game Heavy Rain
Ethan Nakamura, a fictional character and minor antagonist in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
Ethan Rayne, fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ethan Rom, fictional character in the television series Lost
Ethan Snyder, fictional character in the television series As the World Turns
Ethan Tremblay, a character from the film Due Date
Ethan Ward, fictional character in the television series 90210 played by Dustin Milligan
Ethan Wate, a protagonist in the Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Ethan Wright, fictional character in the television series The Office

References

↑ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.