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The name Ethan is #1 on the top 100 list of cool baby boy names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

Personal experiences with the name Ethan: | Edit

Our oldest son is Ethan Kyle. He is our first son out of four. We have used all Biblical names for our children. Ethan is way popular now, but when we named him Ethan-it was in the 80s of the top 100 names.

My brother's name is Ethan James. My dad liked Ethan because it was historical.

Nicknames for Ethan: | Edit

Ethie, E.T., Wheat Thin, Fin, E, E-man, Tin-Tin, Mr. E., Ethe, Eth

Meanings and history of the name Ethan: | Edit

Ethan means "strength" in Hebrew. The name appears in the Old Testament as the name of a wise elder.

There was a Civil War battle ship, a chain of furniture stores, and an American submarine all named after the revolutionary leader Ethan Allen.

Famous real-life people named Ethan: | Edit

Ethan Allen, patriot of the American Revolution.

Ethan Suplee, actor, well known as Randy Hickey from "My Name is Earl"

Ethan Hawke, American actor

Ethan Zohn, winner of reality TV show "Survivor: Africa"

Ethan in song, story & screen: | Edit

Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, in the "Mission Impossible" movies

Ethan Frome, played by Liam Neeson, in the 1993 film "Ethan Frome", adapted from the novel by Edith Wharton

Ethan Rom, played by William Mapother, in the TV show "LOST"

Ethan Ward, played by Dustin Milligan, from the TV show "90210"

Ethan Craft, played by Clayton Snyder, on the Disney Channel series "Lizzie McGuire"

Ethan Weston, played by Luke Rossi, on the 1990's TV series "thirtysomething"

Ethan Edwards, played by John Wayne, in the 1956 John Ford movie "The Searchers"

Ethan Mars, video game character from "Heavy Rain"