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Evan

American  
[ev-uhn] / ˈɛv ən /

noun

  1. a male given name, Welsh form of John.


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He lost that night to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, co-creators of “The Studio,” who co-directed “The Oner.”

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

The relatively small social network has been working toward AR glasses for more than a decade, a passion of co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is deepening his bet on augmented-reality glasses — but investors aren’t buying the pitch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Evan Spiegel, co-founder and chief executive of Snap Inc, said the glasses marked the "beginning of a new era in computing".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The Monday back at school, Evan approached me in the morning and broke the news that he'd spoken to his mom and she told him that the dance was too expensive.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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