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Ethan (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
EE than

Language(s)
  
Hebrew English French

Gender
  
Male

Language(s)
  
Hebrew, English, French

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).

Contents

It may also be spelled Eitan or Eytan.

Popularity

In 2013 it was the fourth most popular name for boys in Australia.

Given name

  • 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 Klein (born 1985), American YouTube comedy vlogger
  • 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

    Ethan (given name) Wikipedia
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