Elvan (disambiguation)

Elvan is the native variety of quartz-porphyry in Cornwall and Devon, England.

Elvan may also refer to:

Given name

  • St Elvan, a possibly legendary 2nd-century British saint
  • St Elvan, another name for St Elwen of Cornwall
  • Elvan Abeylegesse (born 1982), Ethiopian-Turkish female track and field athlete

Surname

  • Berkin Elvan (1999–2014), Turkish boy died in coma after a tear-gas cartridge fired by police hit his head
  • Lütfi Elvan (born 1962), Turkish mining engineer, politician and government minister

Others

  • Elvan (soft drink), Turkish soft drink brand
  • Elvan Water, a stream in Scotland

See also

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