Euan

Euan

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Euan


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pronunciation=IPA|juːən
gender = Male
meaning = Little swift one
region = Scotland, Canada
origin = Irish, Scottish Gaelic
related names = Ewan, Ewen, Eoghan
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Euan (also Ewen or Ewan) is a male given name, mostly commonly heard throughout Scotland and Canada. Its meaning is "little swift one". It is a derivative of Eoghan (meaning "youth") and is of Irish and Gaelic origin. This name may be a variant of Evan, thus a variant of John.

People

In the arts & media

*Euan Ferguson, Scottish columnist and writer for "The Observer"
*Euan G. Cameron, author
*Euan heng, Scottish painter
*Euan Kerr, editor of "The Beano"
*Euan Lloyd, British film producer
*Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
*Euan MacLeod, New Zealand painter
*Euan Mason, associate producer at the University of Canterbury
*Euan Morton, singer and actor
*Euan Semple, advisor on social computing
*Euan Uglow, English painter
*Ewen Bremner, Scottish Actor (Trainspotting)

In sports

*Euan Burton, British judoka
*Euan Byers, Scottish curler
*Euan Dale, Scottish swimmer
*Euan Henderson, Scottish snooker player
*Ewan McGrady, Australian rugby league footballer
*Euan McLean, Scottish footballer
*Euan Murray, Scottish rugby union footballer

In politics

*Euan Blair, son of Tony Blair
*Euan Geddes, 3rd Baron Geddes, peer and politician
*Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, British politician
*Euan McLeod, member of the Scottish Labour Party
*Euan Robson, Scottish Liberal Democrats politician
*Euan Sutherland, activist
*Euan Wallace, British Conservative politician
*Ewan Anderson, expert on geopolitics, economic and social geography

Fictional characters

*Euan Ambercrombie, minor character from the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling


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