Evert

See also: evert and évért

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Evert.

Proper noun

Evert (plural Everts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Evert is the 12454^th 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.vərt/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Evert

Proper noun

Evert m

1. 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)

Related terms

• Everaard
• Eef

Anagrams

• veert, verte, veter, vreet, vrete

Estonian

Proper noun

Evert

1. 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)

1. a male given name used since the 14th century

Anagrams

• revet