Evan [SEP] language of work or name
Evan
Evan is a Welsh masculine given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John. In other languages it could be compared to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yəhôḥānān, which means "Yahweh is gracious". Evan can also be the shortened version of the Greek names "Evangelos" (meaning messenger) or "Evander" (meaning good man). The name is also occasionally given to
Lowenstein (surname)
Löwenstein, Lowenstein or Loewenstein is a German- and Yiddish-language surname meaning "lion stone". A dialect form of the name is Lewenstein, which is also the original Yiddish form. Other variants are Levenstein and Levenshtein.
Notable people with the name include:
Lowenstein.
- Allard K. Lowenstein, former U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader
- Doug Lowenstein, founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association
- Evan and Jaron Lowenstein, Jewish American brothers who perform as Evan