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{{Infobox name |name=Evert |image= |image_size= |caption= |gender=Male |origin=Dutch, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Norwegian |pronunciation={{IPA|nl|eˈvert|lang}}<br>{{IPA|sv|eˈvert|lang}}<br>{{IPA|fi|eˈvert|lang}}<br>{{IPA|is|ehˈvert|lang}}<br>{{IPA|no|ehˈvert|lang}} |meaning=''brave as a boar'', hardy<ref name="momcozy"/><ref name="meertens"/> |seealso=Everett, Everhard, Eberhard<ref name="momcozy"/>}}
'''Evert''' is a Dutch and Nordic short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative Eberhard).<ref name="meertens"/> The Germanic meaning is ''brave as a boar''.<ref name="momcozy">{{Cite web | title=Everett |url=https://momcozy.com/blogs/baby-names/everett |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260201215030/https://momcozy.com/blogs/baby-names/everett |archive-date=1 February 2026 |access-date=14 May 2026 |website=Momcozy}}</ref><ref name="meertens">{{Cite web |date=16 June 2023 |title=Evert |url=https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Evert |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616074355/https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Evert |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=15 May 2026 |website=Nederlandse Voornamenbank|publisher=Meertens Instituut}}</ref> The Finish spelling is ''Eevert''. The diminutive form is ''Eef''. The English variant is Everett.<ref name="momcozy" /> The related surname is Everts.
Notable people with the name include: {{TOC right}}
==Given name== *Evert van Aelst (1602–1657), Dutch still life painter *Evert Andersen (1772–1809), Norwegian naval officer *Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816–1878), American publisher and biographer *Evert Azimullah (born 1938), Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer *Evert Båge (1925–2021), Swedish Air Force major general *Evert Jan Baerends (born 1945), Dutch theoretical chemist *Evert Bancker (mayor) (1665–1734), New Netherland/New York trader and politician *Evert Bancker (speaker) (1721–1803), New York merchant and politician *Evert Basch *Evert Bastet (born 1950), Canadian sailor *Evert van Benthem (born 1958), Dutch speed skater *Evert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician *Evert Björn (1888–1974), Swedish middle-distance runner *Evert Bloemsma (1958–2005), Dutch type designer and graphic designer *Evert Jan Boks (1838–1914), Dutch painter *Evert Jan Brill (1812–1871), Dutch publisher *Evert Brouwers (born 1990), Dutch footballer *Evert Jan Bulder (1894–1973), Dutch footballer *Evert Collier (1642–1708), Dutch painter *Evert Dolman (1946–1993), Dutch racing cyclist *Evert Dudok (born 1959), Dutch engineer and CEO *Evert Eloranta (1879–1936), Finnish politician *Evert Endt (born 1933), Dutch-born French designer *Evert Geradts (born 1943), Dutch cartoonist *Evert Grift (1922–2009), Dutch racing cyclist *Evert Groenewald (fl. 1963–1999), South African Navy officer *Evert Gunnarsson (1929–2022), Swedish rower *Evert Hingst (1969–2005), Dutch lawyer and murder victim *Evert Hoek (born 1933), South African-Canadian civil engineer *Evert-Jan 't Hoen (born 1975), Dutch baseball player *Evert Hokkanen (1864–1918), Finnish farmworker and politician *Evert Horn (1585–1615), Swedish soldier *Evert Hoving (born 1953), Dutch middle-distance runner *Evert Huttunen (1884–1924), Finnish journalist and politician *Evert Jakobsson (1886–1960), Finnish javelin thrower *Evert Johansson (1903–1990), Finnish canoeist *Evert Kamerbeek (1934–2008), Dutch decathlete *Evert Karlsson (1920–1996), Swedish ski jumper *Evert Koops (1885–1938), Dutch sprinter *Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower *Evert Kroon (1946–2018), Dutch water polo goalkeeper *Evert Johan Kroon (born 1966), Netherlands Antilles swimmer *Evert Kulenius (1879–1958), Finnish schoolteacher and politician *Evert Larock (1865–1901), Belgian painter *Évert Lengua (born 1983), Peruvian footballer *Evert van Linge (1895–1964), Dutch footballer *Evert Lundquist (1904–1994), Swedish painter and graphic artist *Evert Lundqvist (1900–1979), Swedish footballer *Evert van Milligen (born 1948), Dutch VVD politician *Evert Musch (1918–2007), Dutch painter *Evert van Muyden (1853–1922), Swiss engraver, illustrator and painter *Evert Nilsson (1894–1973), Swedish pentathlete and decathlete *Evert Nyberg (1925–2000), Swedish long-distance runner *Evert Oudendijck (1650–1695), Dutch painter *Evert Pieters (1856–1932), Dutch painter *Evert Ploeg (born 1963), Australian portrait painter. *Evert Skoglund (born 1953), Italian footballer *Evert V. Snedecker (1838–1899), American racing horse trainer and owner *Evert Sodergren (1920–2013), American studio furniture maker *Evert Svensson (1925–2024), Swedish sociologist and politician *Evert Sparks (1879–1972), Canadian (Alberta) politician *Evert Taube (1890–1976), Swedish author, artist, composer and singer *Evert Verbist (born 1984), Belgian road cyclist *Evert Verwey (1905–1981), Dutch chemist *Evert Ysbrandszoon Ides (1657–1708), Danish traveller and diplomat
==Surname== *Alexei Evert (1857–1926), General in the Russian Empire *Angelos Evert (1894–1970), Greek police officer *Chris Evert (born 1954), American tennis player **Evert Cup, women's tennis tournament named after her **Chris Evert (horse), racing horse named after her *James Evert (1924–2015), American tennis coach, father of Chris and Jeanne *Jason Evert (born 1975), Catholic author and chastity speaker *Jeanne Evert (1957–2020), American tennis player *Miltiadis Evert (1939–2011), Greek politician.
==See also== *Ebert *Everett (given name) *Everts (surname)
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Given name|type=both}} Category:Dutch masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Swedish masculine given names Category:Surnames derived from given names