# Bevan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,080

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicisation of Welsh ab Ifan.

## Easily confused with
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevan-vs-bran)
- **bevy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevan-vs-bevy)
- **Brian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevan-vs-brian)
- **Bryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevan-vs-bryan)
- **Busan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevan-vs-busan)
- **bevel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevan-vs-bevel)
- **bogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevan-vs-bogan)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ben-vs-bevan)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ban-vs-bevan)
- **Bea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bea-vs-bevan)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bev-vs-bevan)
- **been** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/been-vs-bevan)
- **beat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beat-vs-bevan)
- **bear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bear-vs-bevan)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beta-vs-bevan)
- **beam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beam-vs-bevan)
- **bean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bean-vs-bevan)
- **beau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beau-vs-bevan)
- **bead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bead-vs-bevan)
- **beak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beak-vs-bevan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbevan`, `beavn`, `bevann`, `bevna`, `bevvan`, `bvean`, `ebvan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bevan