English
Ethan
Ethan comes from Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאֵיתָןʾêṯānliterally ‘firmness, strong, or long-lived’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Ethan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאֵיתָןʾêṯānliterally ‘firmness, strong, or long-lived’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Ethan
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן
Today it means
name A male given name from Hebrew, of mostly American usage since the 18th century; popular in the 2000s.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן / Ethan