Ethan is also a town in the U.S. state of South Dakota; see Ethan, South Dakota.

In the Old Testament, Ethan (אֵיתָן "Firm", Standard Hebrew Etan, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÊṯān) 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.