Pronunciation |
/ˈjuːən/ Welsh pronunciation: [ˈi.wan] |
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Gender | Male |
Word/name | Welsh; Slavic languages |
Meaning | born of the yew; God is gracious |
Related names | Ivan, John |
Iwan is a masculine given name and a surname.
It is a Welsh and Cornish name related to Ifan and derived from the Latin Johannes.
It is also found in Germanic and Slavic languages as a variant of Ivan (name), which is a form of the Biblical name John. The Welsh given name related to this is Ioan rather than Iwan.