Erwan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Erwan

What is the meaning of the name Erwan ?

The baby name Erwan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛʁ.wɑ̃/ (French); /erˈwan/ (Breton) — respelling: ehr-WAHN (French), air-WAHN (Breton).

Erwan is Breton in Origin.

Erwan is a Breton given name, the local counterpart of French Yves and ultimately of the Germanic Ivo. Its root is Proto-Germanic iwaz, "yew," the evergreen tree long associated with endurance and, by extension, archery (yew wood). Thus Erwan carries the sense of "yew" or "steadfast." Though it resembles Scottish Ewan, that Celtic name has a different origin, even if both share a yew-related meaning.

Usage centers on Brittany, where devotion to Saint Yves (Breton: Sant Erwan), the 13th-century patron of lawyers and the poor, anchored the name; his feast on 19 May is still celebrated as Gouel Erwan, the Breton national day. Spelling variants include Erwann and the diminutive Erwannig; related forms are Yves/Yvon (French), Yvain (Arthurian), and Ivo (German, Dutch, Czech). Feminine counterparts include Yvonne and Ivona/Iwona. Modern popularity in France rose in the late 20th century alongside Breton cultural revival.