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Notes: Ethan is a name with Hebrew origins. The meaning of Ethan is firm/strong. Alternate spellings include Ethen, Ethyn, Eitan, and Eytan. Common nicknames include Eeth, Eethie and Eytie/Eddie. Ethan is an extremely popular name in the United States as well as abroad, especially Australia and Israel. Baby names meanings search results: The name Ethan is a baby boy name. The name Ethan comes from the Hebrew origin. In Hebrew The meaning of the name Ethan is: Strong. Constancy. Famous bearer: Ethan Allen, soldier in the American War of Independence. Similar Names: 1  Ethan (Hebrew). Ethen /eth-en/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name. Ethen's name origin is Hebrew, and the meaning of Ethen is firmness, long-lived. Ethen is an alternate form of Ethan (Hebrew): from Eitan. Etten is a popular last name. Kreatif forms: Eaethen, Ethenea, Etheneu.  Ethan /eth-an/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced EE-than. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Ethan is firmness, long-lived. From Eitan. Biblical: Ethan the Ezrahite was a man noted for his wisdom. Ethan is a very popular first name for males (#528 out of 1220, Top 43%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. Census). Presented below is the birth name popularity of Ethan for boys. Ethan reached its highest position of #2 in the U.S. in the year 2010, and is at #6 currently Origin of the name Ethan: An Ecclesiastic Late Latin name derived from the Hebrew ēthān (strength, firmness, long-lived). The name is borne in the Bible by a very wise man whom Solomon surpassed in wisdom. Var: Ethen.  Ethan, which was given a big boost via the name of the Tom Cruise character in the Mission Impossible film series, is now the sixth most popular boys' name in the country, dropping down from having been in third place in 2012.  This is the name of a wise man in the Old Testament. After the Protestant Reformation it was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world, and it became somewhat common in America due to the fame of the revolutionary Ethan Allen (1738-1789).  The name Ethan is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Ethan is: Strong, the gift of the island'. American Meaning: The name Ethan is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Ethan is: Strong, the gift of the island'. Hebrew Meaning: The name Ethan is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Ethan is: Strong. Constancy. [ 2 syll. et-han, eth-an ] The baby boy name Ethan is pronounced in English as IY-THahN †. Ethan's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is predominantly used in English and Hebrew. Ethan is of the meaning 'enduring, long-lived'. It is a biblical name derived literally from the word ethan with the meaning ' enduring '. 
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