Origin of the name BEVAN Back

Origin

BEVAN : (Welsh.) A contraction of Ap Evan, or Ivan, the son of John; from ap, son, or literally from, and Ivan, John. So Brice, from Ap Rice; Pritchard, from Ap Richard, etc.

BREESE : (Welsh.) A contraction of Ap Reese, the son of Reese, or Rice (which see); so Bevan from Ap Evan, Brice from Ap Rice, etc. Brys, Welsh, agility, quickness; Bresse, local, a small territory in Burgundy, France.

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