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Even
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even éven even-
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from en ru эве́н, from en eve эвэн. Compare en Evenki.
Pronunciation
en /əˈvɛn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Even.wav Southern England
en ɛn 2
Proper noun
A Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Synonyms
en Lamut former name
Translations
language
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 埃文語 Āiwényǔ, cmn 鄂溫語 Èwēnyǔ
Dutch: nl eveens
Even: eve эвэды торэн, eve эвэды төрэн
Finnish: fi eveni
French: fr évène
German: de Ewenisch n die ewenische Sprache
Japanese: ja エヴェン語 エヴェンご, Even go
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: nn evensk
Russian: ru эве́нский
Slovak: sk evenčina
Turkish: tr evence
Ukrainian: uk еве́нська
Noun
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A member of an indigenous people living in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Synonyms
en Lamut former name
Translations
ethnic Even
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 埃文人 Āiwénrén, cmn 鄂溫人 Èwēnrén
Chukchi: ckt ӄаарамкын qaaramkyn
Even: eve эвэн, eve эвэсэл p
Finnish: fi eveeni
French: fr Évène m f
German: de Ewene m, de Ewenin f
Japanese: ja エヴェン Even
Russian: ru эве́н, ru эве́ны p
Turkish: tr even
Ukrainian: uk еве́н
Yakut: sah эвен
Yukaghir:
Northern Yukaghir: ykg эрпэйэ
Southern Yukaghir: yux эрпэйэ
References
Further reading
eve
Anagrams
en eenv Neve eevn neve névé
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Norwegian Bokmål
Even (given name),no:Even
Alternative forms
nb Evend historical spelling
Etymology
nb non Eyvindr, through a younger Norwegian reduced form, ultimately from nb gmq-pro *Auja-winduʀ. The Proto-Norse name is traditionally analysed as containing an element related to gem-pro *awją luck, good fortune and the name element gmq-pro *-winduʀ victor, victorious lord, although the precise interpretation of the first element is uncertain.
Compare nn Even, sv Even and da Even male given name. See also nb Eivind and nb Øyvind.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈeː.ʋən/
nb eːʋən 2
nb Evend
nb E ven
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Old Norse Eivind
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Even is 26 August.
The expression Even Beinlaus (also Even benløs) has traditionally been used as a personification of the wind or a draught, especially when it causes a door to open by itself.
nb Even had an early peak in use from 1800 to 1829 and another peak from 1995 to 1999.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 8,374 men in Norway had nb Even as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Even – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Even” at Nordic Names.
Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug (2013), Norsk personnamnleksikon, 3rd edition, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 9788252173680.
Anagrams
nb neve