Talk:Evander
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[edit] Other Meanings of Evander
The name Evander also has the meaning of Beneficient King or Benevolent Ruler and was also considered the early founder of Rome as commonly accepted under most name definitions.
The source name for Evander is "Euahandros," is the most often accepted spelling and Greek of Evander that also means "Good man." In its Anglicized form, the name Evander means "exhalted one" and in its Scottish form is most often Iombhar (pronunciation EE vur) also spelled as Ivarr, Ivor, or simply as Evander. The name stems from the Norse meaning "[Yew Army]"
Note too that the name Evander has been used a great deal in literature, notably in The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne among many other books and poems listed on this page.
