Comments on: Name of the Day: Ewan

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By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:53:46 +0000

I haven’t met a Ewan either. I like it.. I do actually like many Gaelic names for boys despite the trendiness. I really like Aidan..but probably would not use…I liked it when it was obscure, but now it’s part of a rhyming group of names as you know. Jaden, Kaden, Brayden etc. And used for girls… and spelled many different ways.

By: Christina Fonseca

Christina Fonseca — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:21:05 +0000

I’m in California and have yet to meet one. Love the name!

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:38:03 +0000

I really like Ewan. I have him on my favorite boys’ name list, but the main drawbacks for me are this:

1) It’s a bit of a “Gaelic bandwagon” name. With all the Aidans, Owens, Ians, Liams, and Connors running about our playgrounds, Ewan manages to sound trendy, despite its obscurity in the U.S.

2) I first heard the name on the Ewan McGregor, and I hate the idea of naming my child after a celebrity. I think this name is fairly celebrity-associated for most Americans. I’d much prefer to name my child after a historical or literary figure than a movie star.

In spite of those objections, I can’t shake my liking for this name. Since I have been to Scotland (and love it!), since my husband’s last name is historically Welsh-derived (so it sounds stylistically good with an Irish/Scottish/Gaelic first name), and since we both have some Scottish blood in us (along with tons of other things), Ewan remains on my list. I do have some other Scottish names on there as well (Alistair, Kenneth, and Callum are current favorites), so there’s a chance we could have a little Ewan someday.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:05:55 +0000

I live in Scotland i know know a fair few Euan’s.
I find it a fairly uninspiring name probably because i have been surrounded by the name.

By: Katharine

Katharine — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:34:28 +0000

Ewan/Euan is one of the only masculine Gaelic names I like, he’s simple and strong and in being both of those he fufills a lot of the requirements parents have for their sons name. I think I prefer Euan too, he looks clearer – although don’t ask what I mean by that because I wouldn’t be able to tell you. At the moment Ewan is in steady usage in the UK but not overly popular, but my guess would be as Verity has indicated that as people strive to find ‘Jack’ alternatives, the use of Ewan (and Owen for that matter) will continue to rise…

By: Katharine

Katharine — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:34:07 +0000

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:10:04 +0000

Oh, Ewan’s not *that* much of a gamble here, no is Euan! Go to any Boston park and listen, there’s a tiny handful to be heard. Last week, I heard it bellowed by three seperate voices!

For the record, I really like him. He’s simple, handsome and just plain nice. I prefer Euan, simply for looks but have no quibble with Ewan either. Euan is definitely the less popular spelling, google has 1,650,000, for simply Euan, Ewan, OTOH, 11,500,000. Now, I din’t really scan more than the first page for either (so unless you’re prepared for anything, don’t do it yourself!)

Euan gives me a slightly more creatve vibe than Ewan does. More open and crisp, if that makes any sense. Euan’s a clearer blue, Ewan’s a deeper, muddier blue. But I’m weird like that. Ewan/Euan definitely get a huge :thumbsup: from me, I would love to see him at least as popular as Anthony (#7)!