Van

Van \van, va-n\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Van is sometimes used as a girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is VaeN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Van: V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Van?

Van is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Celtic and Old English. The name is of debated origin; it could have first developed from Vance or Ivan. As a surname prefix, it means 'of' or 'from' in Dutch. In addition, Van is a variant of the name Donovan meaning (English and Irish) in the English language. Van can also be a pet form of the name Evan pronounciation (Scottish, English, and Welsh) in the English language. Van can also be a contraction of the name Ivan name (Belorussian, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian) in the English language. Van can also be a contraction of the name name Vance meaning (English). short names for Vann (English variant spelling) is a form of Van. Van is a classic favorite. At present it is still a somewhat popular baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was before. In 1900, 0.035% of baby boys were given the name Van. Its ranking then was #273. The baby name has since suffered a steep fall in popularity, and is of irregular use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.015% and its ranking #756. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Van, Evan meaning and origin was the most popular. In 2010, its use outnumbered Van's by 33 times. In the past century Van has predominantly been a baby boy name.

The following famous people share the name Van:

• Actor Van Heflin, born Emmett Evan Heflin, December 13, 1910 - July 23, 1971, the award-winning actor in the film Johnny Eager (1942)
• Singer Van Morrison, born George Ivan Morrison, 31 August 1945, Belfast, Ireland.

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The baby name Van fun facts:

The name Van in reverse order is "Nav".

The numerological value of the name Van is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Van?

Van is in the top names in USA.