Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Irish : Young warrior Boy name variations Evan Evans Evann Evaine Evin Evon Evyn Evanston How Popular Is The Name Even Family name origins & meanings Breton : cognate of Evan 1.In some cases perhaps an altered spelling of Evan or Ivan.Shortened form of the Dutch topographic name van Even, from Middle Dutch even(e) ‘black oats’.