Evert
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Evert.
Proper noun
Evert (plural Everts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Evert is the 12454th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2492 individuals. Evert is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Evert”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 541.
Dutch
Etymology
From a diminutive of Dutch Everard or Everhard, equivalent to English Everett.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Evert m
- a male given name
- 2014, Hendrik Groen, Pogingen iets van het leven te maken, Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V., →ISBN:
- Zondag. 22. september.
Zelfs al ben je tachtig, heb je altijd een grote waffel en heet je Evert, dan nog is er onzekerheid.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Estonian
Proper noun
Evert
- a male given name, equivalent to Swedish Evert
Swedish
Etymology
From a Low German variant of German Eberhard, cognate to English Everett.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Evert c (genitive Everts)
- a male given name used since the 14th century