Ethan
//ˈiːθən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Hebrew, of mostly American usage since the 18th century; popular in the 2000s.
"For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about."
- 2 A town in South Dakota, United States.
Example
More examples"While Ethan's Dad found the new camera pretty hard to turn on, Ethan knew how to easily toggle it on and off."
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן (ʾêṯān, literally “firmness, strong, or long-lived”).
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