Iwan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Iwan – Meaning: God is gracious – Origin: Welsh (from Hebrew, via Greek/Latin, cognate with Russian Ivan) – Gender: Boy


Iwan is a Welsh (from Hebrew, via Greek/Latin, cognate with Russian Ivan) boy's name meaning “God is gracious”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Iwan

Meaning: God is gracious.

Origin: Welsh (from Hebrew, via Greek/Latin, cognate with Russian Ivan).

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Iwan

Iwan doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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