Evert is a Dutch and Nordic short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative Eberhard). The Germanic meaning is brave as a boar. The Finnish spelling is Eevert. The diminutive form is Eef. The English variant is Everett. The related surname is Everts.

Notable people with the name include:

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