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"Ethan" is a common misspelling or typo for: ethane.

Date "Ethan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)

Specialty Definition: ETHAN

Domain Definition
Bible Ethan firm. (1.) "The Ezrahite," distinguished for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:31). He is named as the author of the 89th Psalm. He was of the tribe of Levi. (2.) A Levite of the family of Merari, one of the leaders of the temple music (1 Chr. 6:44; 15:17, 19). He was probably the same as Jeduthun. He is supposed by some to be the same also as (1). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Wikipedic In the Old Testament, Ethan (אֵיתָן "Firm", Standard Hebrew Etan, Tiberian Hebrew ʾ�ṯān) the Ezrahite is the cymbal-player in King David's court. He authored Psalm 89. Charles Spurgeon theorized that this was the same person as Jeduthun. (references)

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Common Expressions: ETHAN

Expressions Definition
Charles Ethan Porter Charles Ethan Porter (c. 1847 - 1923), African American, still life, painter. (references)
Ethan Albright Ethan Albright (born May 1, 1971 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American football center who currently plays for the Washington Redskins. (references)
Ethan Allen A soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Ethan Allen (baseball player) Ethan Allen (Born January 1, 1904 in Cincinnati, Ohio - Died September 15, 1993 in Brookings, Oregon) was a Major League baseball player from 1926 to 1938. An outfielder, he played for the Cincinnati Reds (1926-30), New York Giants (1930-32), St. Louis Cardinals (1932-33), Philadelphia Phillies (1934-36), Chicago Cubs (1936), and the St. Louis Browns (1936-38). (references)
Ethan Allen boating accident On October 2, 2005, the Ethan Allen capsized on Lake George, in Upstate New York, at 2:55 PM. (references)
Ethan Allen Brown Ethan Allen Brown (also known as Ethan A. Brown) (July 4, 1776 - February 24, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the 7th Governor of Ohio. (references)
Ethan Allen class submarine Rather than being designed as Skipjack-class attack submarines with a missile compartment added, the Ethan Allens were designed from scratch as fleet ballistic missile submarines carrying the Polaris A-2 missile. In the early and mid-1970s, they were further upgraded to Polaris A3s. (references)
Ethan Allen Express The Ethan Allen Express is a 241-mile (388 km) passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Rutland, Vermont. The 241-mile trip is currently completed in a scheduled 5.5 hours. Its operations are subsidized by the State of Vermont, and is popular among vacationers travelling to the ski resort area of Killington. (references)
Ethan Crane Ethan "Little Ethan" Crane is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Passions. Little Ethan is currently being portrayed by Colton Shires, and has been since January 2004. (references)
Ethan Embry Ethan Embry is an American actor. He was born on 13 June 1978 as Ethan Philan Randall. He started acting in 1991, at age 13. He changed his last name to Embry in 1996. He married Amelinda Smith on 14 November 1998. They had one child together, Cogeian Sky Embry, born 10 December 1999. Embry and Smith divorced in 2002. (references)
Ethan Epstein Ethan Epstein is a writer and student at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. A self described "muscular liberal," his work has appeared in K Scene Magazine, The Joongang Daily, The Quest, and The Nation. In 2003 and 2004 he wrote, produced, and performed weekly radio commentaries on WELH-FM. (references)
Ethan Kaplan Ethan Kaplan is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University in Sweden. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 2005, his M.A. in Development Economics from Stanford University in 1999 and his B.A. in History from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992. A working paper authored by Kaplan and Stefano Della Vigna (also of the University of California at Berkeley) examining the impact of Fox News on electoral outcomes received significant attention after being cited by Alan Krueger in a New York Times op-ed. Other work by Kaplan has examined political threats and patterns of campaign contributions (with Marcos Chamon) and the effectiveness of the Malaysian Capital Controls (with Dani Rodrik). (references)
Ethan Moreau Ethan Moreau (b. 22 September, 1975) is a professional ice hockey left wing. He was selected in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 14th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks. (references)
Ethan Nadelmann Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. (references)
Ethan Stiefel Ethan Stiefel is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. (references)
Ethan Winthrop Ethan Winthrop is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Passions. Ethan has been played by both Travis Schuldt (1999-2002) and Eric Martsolf (2002-present). (references)
Ethan Zohn Ethan Zohn (born on November 12, 1973 in Lexington, Massachusetts) won $1,000,000 on the Africa edition of Survivor. (references)
Fort Ethan Allen Fort Ethan Allen was a cavalry outpost in the U.S. state of Vermont named for American Revolutionary War figure Ethan Allen. It was first occupied in 1894. Today it is the center of a designated national historic district straddling the border between Colchester and Essex. (references)
USS Ethan Allen Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Ethan Allen in honor of Ethan Allen, the guerilla leader of the Green Mountain Boys. (references)
USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608), lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ethan Allen. (references)

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Extended Definition: ETHAN

Ethan

Ethan (or Eitan or Eytan in Hebrew) is a male given name meaning strong, firm and safe.

Television and film

  • Ethan Coen, film director and screenwriter, who often works with his brother Joel Coen
  • Ethan Embry, an American actor in Can't Hardly Wait; as a youth credited as Ethan Randall
  • Ethan Erickson, American actor
  • Ethan Hawke, a two-time Oscar-nominated Hollywood actor
  • Ethan Hunt, a character in the Mission: Impossible films played by Tom Cruise
  • Ethan James, a character from the TV show Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
  • Ethan Phillips, a playwright, author, and actor on Star Trek: Voyager
  • Ethan Rayne, a character from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Ethan Rom, a character from the TV series Lost (TV series)
  • Ethan Snyder, a character from the soap opera As the World Turns
  • Ethan Suplee, an American actor on My Name Is Earl and Clerks II
  • Ethan Craft, a character from Disney Channels Original Series "Lizzie McGuire"

Military

  • Eitan, an advanced Israeli MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
  • Ethan Allen, an early American revolutionary and general, a leader during the era of the Vermont Republic and the New Hampsire Grants
  • Ethan Allen (armsmaker), an American armsmaker from Massachusetts
  • Ethan Allen class submarine, an evolutionary development from the George Washington class
  • Fort Ethan Allen, U.S. army installation in Vermont
  • Rafael Eitan, an Israeli general
  • USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608), the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ethan Allen

Places

In USA

  • Ethan, South Dakota, a town
  • Fort Ethan Allen (Arlington, Virginia), a fort in Virginia

In Israel

  • Neve Eitan, a kibbutz in Beit She'an Valley regional council
  • Eitan, Israel, a moshav in the Shafir Regional Council area.

Transportation

  • Ethan Allen boating accident, a shipwreck
  • Ethan Allen Express, a passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Rutland, Vermont

Miscellaneous

  • Ethan (Hebrew Bible), author of Psalm 89
  • Ethan Albright, an American football center
  • Ethan Allen (baseball), an American Major League Baseball player from 1926 to 1938
  • Ethan Allen (furniture company), a furniture chain with more than 300 stores across the United States
  • Ethan Allen Brown, a politician that served as the seventh governor of Ohio
  • Ethan Frome, eponymous character from Edith Wharton's 1911 novel
  • Ethan Leib, a professor
  • Ethan Moreau, a Canadian hockey player
  • Ethan Watts, an American volleyball player
  • Ethan Zohn, who won an African edition of Survivor
  • Ethan Zuckerman, a founder of Tripod.com
  • Prince Ethan (comics) of the Heron Dynasty on Avalon, character from the comic book Scion from CrossGen comics
  • Ethan MacManus, a character in the webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Ethan". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: ETHAN

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ethan Allen 97     Charles Ethan Porter 6
Ethan 61     Ethan 61
Ethan Winthrop 38     Ethan (comics) 9
Ethan Blake 35     Ethan (Guardians of Time) 7
Ethan Haas Was Right 30     Ethan (Hebrew Bible) 3
Ethan Allen Express 29     Ethan A. Hitchcock 21
Ethan Luck 28     Ethan A. Hitchcock (general) 11
Ethan James 24     Ethan A. Hitchcock (Interior) 8
Ethan A. Hitchcock 21     Ethan A. Stroud 3
Ethan Rayne 20     Ethan A.H. Shepley 4
Ethan Bennett 18     Ethan Albright 9
Ethan Hawke 18     Ethan Allen 97
Ethan Zohn 18     Ethan Allen (alternative meanings) 3
Fort Ethan Allen 16     Ethan Allen (armsmaker) 4
Ethan Bortnick 16     Ethan Allen (baseball) 6
Ethan Rom 16     Ethan Allen (furniture company) 9
Ethan Stiefel 16     Ethan Allen Andrews 6
USS Ethan Allen 15     Ethan Allen Andrews (biologist) 3
Ethan Brand 15     Ethan Allen boating accident 14
Ethan Allen boating accident 14     Ethan Allen Brown 9
Fort Ethan Allen (Arlington, Virginia) 14     Ethan Allen class submarine 8
Ethan Frome 14     Ethan Allen Express 29
Ethan Cambias 14     Ethan Allen Institute 7
Ethan Moreau 14     Ethan Bennett 18
Ethan Hunt 12     Ethan Berkowitz 4
Ethan Phillips 12     Ethan Black (Home and Away) 4
Ethan Nadelmann 11     Ethan Blake 35
Ethan A. Hitchcock (general) 11     Ethan Bortnick 16
Ethan of Athos 11     Ethan Brand 15
Ethan Strimling 10     Ethan Bronner 6
Ethan Edwards 10     Ethan Brooks 4
Ethan Suplee 10     Ethan Cambias 14
Ethan Horton 10     Ethan Canin 5
Ethan Albright 9     Ethan Casey 7
Ethan Allen (furniture company) 9     Ethan Craft 7
Ethan (comics) 9     Ethan Dettenmaier 5
Ethan Allen Brown 9     Ethan Edwards 10
Ethan Kelley 8     Ethan Embry 6
Ethan Mordden 8     Ethan Erickson 7
Ethan A. Hitchcock (Interior) 8     Ethan Fixell 4
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green 8     Ethan Frome 14
Ethan Allen class submarine 8     Ethan Gold 8
Ethan Gold 8     Ethan Group 2
Ethan Kilmer 8     Ethan Haas 3
Ethan Erickson 7     Ethan Haas Was Right 30
Ethan (Guardians of Time) 7     Ethan Hawke 18
Sean Ethan Owen 7     Ethan Horton 10
Ethan Woodward 7     Ethan Hunt 12
Ethan Paquin 7     Ethan Iverson 4
Ethan Casey 7     Ethan James 24
Ethan Watts 7     Ethan James (Clothing) 5
Ethan Mao 7     Ethan James (producer) 3
USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) 7     Ethan Johns 6
Ethan Craft 7     Ethan Kaplan 4
Ethan Allen Institute 7     Ethan Kelley 8
Ethan Embry 6     Ethan Kenning 2
Charles Ethan Porter 6     Ethan Kilmer 8
Ethan Allen (baseball) 6     Ethan Laidlaw 5
Ethan Johns 6     Ethan Leib 3
USS Ethan Allen (1859) 6     Ethan Luck 28
Ethan Allen Andrews 6     Ethan Mao 7
Ethan Bronner 6     Ethan Mordden 8
Ethan Vishniac 6     Ethan Moreau 14
Ethan Canin 5     Ethan Nadelmann 11
Ethan Van Sciver 5     Ethan of Athos 11
Ethan Dettenmaier 5     Ethan Paquin 7
Ethan James (Clothing) 5     Ethan Phillips 12
Ethan Ruan 5     Ethan Rayne 20
Ethan Laidlaw 5     Ethan Rom 16
Ethan Stoller 5     Ethan Ruan 5
Ethan Wiley 5     Ethan Salter 3
Ethan Spaulding 4     Ethan Sandler 3
Ethan Brooks 4     Ethan Spaulding 4
Ethan Allen (armsmaker) 4     Ethan Stiefel 16
Ethan Fixell 4     Ethan Stoller 5
Ethan Berkowitz 4     Ethan Strimling 10
Ethan Kaplan 4     Ethan Suplee 10
Ethan A.H. Shepley 4     Ethan Van Sciver 5
Ethan Black (Home and Away) 4     Ethan Vishniac 6
Ethan Iverson 4     Ethan Watts 7
Ethan Allen (alternative meanings) 3     Ethan Wayne 3
Ethan (Hebrew Bible) 3     Ethan Wiley 5
Ethan Leib 3     Ethan Winthrop 38
Ethan Wayne 3     Ethan Woodward 7
Ethan Haas 3     Ethan Zohn 18
Ethan Salter 3     Fort Ethan Allen 16
Ethan James (producer) 3     Fort Ethan Allen (Arlington, Virginia) 14
Ethan A. Stroud 3     Sean Ethan Owen 7
Ethan Sandler 3     The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green 8
Ethan Allen Andrews (biologist) 3     USS Ethan Allen 15
Ethan Group 2     USS Ethan Allen (1859) 6
Ethan Kenning 2     USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Ethan" is a common misspelling or typo for: ethane.


Computed Synonyms: Ethan

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 1   1.0185   Ethan     decedent's estate     estate, heritage, inheritance, bequest, legacy   
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Translations: ETHAN

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 伊桑 (ethan). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Ethan. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 伊芳桑 (ethan). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Ethan. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ג'ואל ואיתן כהן (Joel and Ethan Coen). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Ethan. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ג'ואל ואיתן כהן (Joel and Ethan Coen). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Ethan. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese イサン (Ethan), コーエン兄弟 (Joel and Ethan Coen), イーサン・ホーク (Ethan Hawke). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Ethan. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ETHAN

Language Translations for “Ethan” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Athagethathagan (Ethan). Additional references: Athag, Ethan. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Agethagan (Ethan). Additional references: Double Dutch, Ethan. (volunteer)
Leet &7|-|@{\} (Ethan). Additional references: Leet, Ethan. (volunteer)
Oppish Opethopan (Ethan). Additional references: Oppish, Ethan. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Ethanway (Ethan). Additional references: Pig Latin, Ethan. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Ubethuban (Ethan). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Ethan. (volunteer)
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Bible Origins and Translations: ETHAN

Language Numbers Chapter 33, Verse 8

Greek (transliterated), Septuagint - 250 BC

 kai aphran apenanti eirwq kai diebhsan meson thV qalasshV eiV thn erhmon kai eporeuqhsan odon triwn hmerwn dia thV erhmou autoi kai parenebalon en pikriaiV

Latin, Vulgate - 405

 profectique de Phiahiroth transierunt per medium mare in solitudinem et ambulantes tribus diebus per desertum Aetham castrametati sunt in Mara

English, Middle, Wycliffe - 1395

 And thei goon forth fro Phiairoth, passiden thury the myddil se in wildirnes, and thei goynge thre dayes thury the deseert of Ethan, setten tentis in Maara.

English, Renaissance, Tyndale - 1526

 And they departed fro before Hiroth and went thorow the myddes of the see in to the wildernesse and wet .iij. dayes iurney in ye wildernesse of Etha and pitched in Marah.

English, Jacobean, King James - 1611

 And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.

English, Victorian, Webster - 1833

 And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.

English, Basic, Ogden - 1964

 And journeying on from before Hahiroth, they went through the sea into the waste land: they went three days' journey through the waste land of Etham and put up their tents in Marah.

Bulgarian

 А когато отпътуваха от Пиаирот, преминаха през морето в пустинята, та пътуваха тридневен път през пустинята Етам и разположиха стан в Мера.

Cebuano

 Ug sila mingpanaw gikan sa atbang sa Pi-hahiroth, ug minglabang sa taliwala sa dagat ngadto sa kamingawan: ug nanlakaw sila sa panaw nga tolo ka adlaw sa kamingawan sa Etham, ug mingpahaluna sa Mara.

Chinese

 從 比 哈 希 錄 對 面 起 行 、 經 過 海 中 到 了 書 珥 曠 野 ． 又 在 伊 坦 的 曠 野 走 了 三 天 的 路 程 、 就 安 營 在 瑪 拉 。

Croatian

 Krenu od Pi Hahirota i prijeðu posred mora u pustinju. Išli su tri dana pustinjom Etanom, a onda se utabore u Mari.

Danish

 Så brød de op fra Pi Hakirot og drog tværs igennem Havet til Ørkenen; og de vandrede tre Dagsrejser i Etams Ørken og slog Lejr i Mara.

Dutch

 En zij verreisden van Hachiroth, en gingen over, door het midden van de zee, naar de woestijn, en zij gingen drie dagreizen in de woestijn Etham, en legerden zich in Mara.

Finnish

 Ja he lähtivät Pii-Hahirotista ja kulkivat meren keskitse erämaahan ja vaelsivat kolmen päivän matkan Eetamin erämaassa ja leiriytyivät Maaraan.

French

 Ils partirent de devant Pi Hahiroth, et passèrent au milieu de la mer dans la direction du désert; ils firent trois journées de marche dans le désert d`Étham, et campèrent à Mara.

German

 Von Hachiroth zogen sie aus und gingen mitten durchs Meer in die Wüste und reisten drei Tagereisen in der Wüste Etham und lagerten sich in Mara.

Haitian Creole

 Yo kite Pi ayiwòt, yo travèse Lanmè Wouj la, yo rive nan dezè a. Yo pase twa jou ap mache nan dezè Etam lan, yo rive Mara kote yo moute kan yo.

Hungarian

 És elindulának Pihahiróthból, és átmenének a tenger közepén a pusztába; és menének három napi járásnyira az Ethám pusztáján; és tábort ütének Márában.

Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari

 Kemudian mereka meninggalkan Pi-Hahirot, menyeberangi laut dan masuk ke padang gurun Etam; sesudah tiga hari perjalanan, mereka berkemah di Mara.

Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama

 Maka berjalanlah mereka itu dari Pi-Hakhirot, lalu menyeberang terus di tengah-tengah laut ke padang Tiah, maka berjalanlah mereka itu tiga hari jauhnya di padang Etam, lalu didirikannyalah kemahnya di Mara.

Italian

 Partirono da Pi-Achirot, attraversarono il mare in direzione del deserto, fecero tre giornate di marcia nel deserto di Etam e si accamparono a Mara.

Korean

 하 히 롯 앞 에 서 발 행 하 여 바 다 가 운 데 로 지 나 광 야 에 이 르 고 에 담 광 야 로 삼 일 길 쯤 들 어 가 서 마 라 에 진 쳤 고

Maori

 I turia i te ritenga atu o Pihahirota, a tika ana na waenganui o te moana ki te koraha; a haere ana, e toru nga ra ki te ara, i te koraha o Etama, a noho ana i Mara.

Modern Greek

 Και σηκωθεντες απ' εμπροσθεν της Αιρωθ, διεβησαν δια της θαλασσης εις την ερημον· και ωδοιπορησαν οδον τριων ημερων δια της ερημου Εθαμ και εστρατοπεδευσαν εν Μερρα.

Norwegian

 Og de drog fra Hakirot og gikk gjennem havet til ørkenen; og de drog tre dagsreiser i Etams ørken og leiret sig i Mara.

Portuguese

 Partiram de Pi-Hairote, e passaram pelo meio do mar ao deserto; e andaram caminho de três dias no deserto de Etã, e acamparam-se em Mara.   

Rumanian

 Au pornit dinaintea Pi-Hahirotului, wi au trecut prin mijlocul mqrii kn spre pustie; au fqcut un drum de trei zile kn pustia Etamului, wi au tqbqrkt la Mara.

Russian

 пФРТБЧЙЧЫЙУШ ПФ зБИЙТПЖБ, РТПЫМЙ УТЕДЙ НПТС Ч РХУФЩОА, Й ЫМЙ ФТЙ ДОС РХФЙ РХУФЩОЕА еЖБН, Й ТБУРПМПЦЙМЙУШ УФБОПН Ч нЕТТЕ.

Spanish

 Partieron de Pi-hajirot y pasaron por en medio del mar al desierto. Fueron tres días de camino por el desierto de Etam y acamparon en Mara.

Swedish

 Och de bröto upp från Hahirot och gingo mitt igenom havet in i öknen och tågade så tre dagsresor i Etams öken och lägrade sig i Mara.

Thai

 และเขาทั้งหลายยกเดินจากหน้าปีหะหิโรท ข้ามกลางทะเลเข้าไปในถิ่นทุรกันดาร และเขาทั้งหลายเดินในถิ่นทุรกันดารเอธามระยะทางสามวัน และมาตั้งค่ายที่มาราห์

Ukrainian

 І рушили з-перед Хіроту, і перейшли серед моря до пустині, і йшли триденною дорогою в Етамській пустині, і таборували в Марі.

Vietnamese

 Daân Y-sô-ra-eân boû Phi-Ha-hi-roát, ñi qua giöơa bieån veà höôùng ñoàng vaéng ñi ba ngaøy ñöôøng ngang ñoàng vaéng EÂ-tam, roài ñoùng traïi taïi Ma-ra.
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