Van name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old English, Celtic and Germanic
Usage: English, Hindi, Tamil, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish
Pronunciation: van
Meaning: Traditional Middle Name to Indicate a Boy, Forest, From the Family of, Lives by a Marsh, Cloud, Knowledge and Fen
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What does Van mean?

Majorly used in Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, English, Hindi, Danish and Tamil persistent and darling, Van is used as a gender insensitive name. It is rooted from Germanic, Old English and Celtic, meaning of Van is "Traditional Middle Name to Indicate a Boy, Forest, From the Family of, Lives by a Marsh, Cloud, Knowledge or Fen".

Van is variant of well-liked Donovan. Donovan is variation of well-liked and perpetual Donald. Of Celtic and Old Irish origin, Well-Liked and Perpetual Donovan, Donovan means "Good and Christmas, Descendant of Donndubhán and Descendant of Donndubhán Descendant of the Dark Brown One" is used especially in Irish and English.

Van is a short of Vance. Predominant and Ever lasting Old English Vance, meaning of Vance is "Marsh Land and Very High Places". Van is diminutive of Evan. Evan is form of pleasing Eoghan.

Also Evan is variant of widespread, persistent and biblical John. Evan is also variant of Evanna. Evan is equivalent of John in Slavic language. Also Evan is Welsh form of Johanna.

Evan is also Danish equivalent of Ivan. Evan is also Welsh equivalent of Ifan. Evan is also Scottish cognate of Ewan. Widespread and Ceaseless Evan has its origin in Celtic and Hebrew, Evan means "Born of Yew, Young Warrior and The Lord is Gracious".

Van is a diminutive of Ivan. Also Ivan is form of JohnBelorussian. Ivan is also version of biblical and admired Iwan. Ivan is also version of Germanic Names Containing the Name Element Yr.

Ivan is form of John in Slavic language. Also Ivan is form of Johannes in Russian and Nordic languages. Acclaimed and Ceaseless Ivan came from Germanic and Hebrew, meaning of Ivan is "Yahweh is Gracious and Gift from God".

Van is form of Names Containing Van, E in English language. Also Van is form of Vietnamese 文 = Knowledge, Literature in Latin language.

How do I pronounce Van?

The most common way to pronounce one syllabled Van is van.

Variants of Van

Vahn, Donovan, Donald, Donavan, Donnie, Vantrice, Trice, Domhnall, Dòmhnall, Donnavan, Donnye, Adonis, Donahue, Treece, Latrice, Beatrice

Names that rhyme with Van

How popular is the name Van?

a popular name in United States with over 29339 new-borns have been given the name since 1880. Currently the moniker is on a rise, in 1891, 573 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 233rd position.

Moreover, the first name has been to the top 500 baby names an amazing 90 times Van is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it is still in use.

Also, in France, it has been in use since 1978 and achieved its top most rank of 1003 in 1978. There are over 124 babies that have been given the name Van in France.

However things change on global perspective, Van is extremely popular in Vietnam where every 1 in 100 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in China, Cambodia, Netherlands, Myanmar and Philippines.

As per our findings, over 1110000 people has been named Van globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018827266854612
2017910233648518
2016907234614820
2015826271543324
2014773300669118
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Van in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands7356942
Finland9702516742

What numbers say about Van?

You live to surprise yourself. You know that without self-esteem, persistence, and passion, you are nothing. People admire your charm and independent attitude about everything. You are stubborn and self-motivated. Planning is what keeps your mind in shape. You are inspiring and have a strong charisma. You respond to occurrences in an unusual, impulsive but also creative way. If you do things that require passion and courage, your heart grows.

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Famous people named Van

  • Van Kooten en De Bie, Dutch comedy duo formed by Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie
  • Van Rensselaer Potter, was an American biochemist
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  • Vanessa Monet in Cum Fart Cocktails 5 as Actress
  • Vanessa Jordin in Lez Be Friends as Actress
  • In 1981, Van der Zee played the role of N in drama flick Kinderen van toen en nu.
  • In 1920, Van Dycke played the role of Frank Darrington in crime, drama film At the Mercy of Tiberius.
  • Van Jhoov played the role of Valent in action film Valent & Reggie.
  • In 1965 drama, war movie, Bien lua, Van Trong Ha played N.
  • In 2001, Van Son played the role of Huy in comedy, romance movie Vat Doi Sao Doi.
  • Van Veronica Ngo, from 2007 action and drama movie Dòng máu anh hùng, who portrayed Vo Thanh Thuy.

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