The name Evans is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Evans is: Son of Evan. Evan is the Welsh form of the Hebrew John, meaning God has been gracious, or God has shown favor.
The Welsh name Beavan is a patronymic surname created from the Welsh personal name Evan. The surname Beavan was originally ab-Evan, or ap-Evan: the distinctive Welsh patronymic prefix "ab" or "ap," means "son of," but the prefix has been assimilated into the surname over the course of time.
Beaven. Buy JPG Image » The Welsh name Beaven is a patronymic surname created from the Welsh personal name Evan. The surname Beaven was originally ab-Evan, or ap-Evan: the distinctive Welsh patronymic prefix "ab" or "ap," means "son of," but the prefix has been assimilated into the surname over the course of time.
MEANING: This name derives from the Ancient Greek, via Latin “géro̱n (γέρων) > gerontius”, meaning “old man”. Gerontius († 411) was a general of the Western Roman Empire, who first supported the usurper Constantine III and later opposed him in favour of another usurper, Maximus of Hispania.
