Wan name meaning
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What does Wan mean?
Odd unisex name Wan came from Germanic is used in English. Wan is a shortened form of Wanda. Wanda is a variant form of Ovanda. Odd Wanda came from Old High German, Germanic and Slavic, meaning of Wanda is "To Govern, Get Fat and The Word Wend Which is of the Meaning Wends Vandals".
How do I pronounce Wan?
You can pronounce the one syllabled name Wan as wan.
Variants of Wan
How popular is the name Wan?
Wan is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, although it has been in use since 1996 but could not make beyond the top 2000. Over 112 babies in England and Wales have been named Wan.
However things change on global perspective, Wan is extremely popular in China where every 1 in 6000 have the name as well as in Malaysia. Also the baby name is popular in Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and United States.
As per our evaluation, over 620000 babies have been bestowed Wan around the globe.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 13314 | 5 |
| 1960 | 4042 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 5829 | 5 |
Facts
Wan in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 31 | 47 | 54 | 71 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
What numbers say about Wan?
If letter N is your capstone in your name, you are driven by success, spirituality, personal growth and accomplishing impossible goals. Open up if you want to take relationships to the next level and establish a better connection with people. You are a child of change. Your friends have a hard time decoding your mood. If you do things that require passion and courage, your heart grows. You are dominant in your circle of friends.
Go through the following names similar to Wan
- Brenten - Prevalently used in English atypical, Brenten is used as a baby boy name has its roots in Old English, meaning of Brenten is "Variant of Brent or Hilltop"
- Lashanta - Atypical Lashanta predominantly is used in English aimed at girls which originated from Sanskrit, meaning of Lashanta is "Peaceful and Daughter of Kind Dasarath". Lashanta is resulted from Shanta.
- Dewayne - Popular unisex name Dewayne has origin in Celtic, English-American and Old Irish which is specifically used in English language, Dewayne means "The Little Dark One"
- Raleich means Deer's Meadow used for boys and originated from Old English is used predominantly in English
- Stetson - Stetson's meaning is Son of Stephen has origin in Old English, a gender-neutral name is particulary used in English
Famous people named Wan
- Wan Jifei, Chinese politician
- Wan Quan, Ming dynasty pediatrician
- Wan Laiming, was born in Nanjing, Qing dynasty
- Wan Guchan, Chinese filmmaker
- Wan Chaochen, was born in Nanjing, China
- Wan Dihuan, Chinese filmmaker
- Wan Chun Cheng, was one of the most eminent Chinese botanists of the 20th century
- Wan Xiaoli, folk-rock singer, guitarist
- Wan Kuok-koi, was, until his arrest
- Wan Yanhai, Chinese AIDS activist
- Wan Li, Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician
- Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Malaysian politician serving as the first female Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Minister of Women
- Wan Waithayakon, Thai royal prince and diplomat
- Wan Kwong, singer from Hong Kong
- Wan Fulin, military governor of Heilongjiang province
- Wan J. Kim, former Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice
- Wan Exiang, Chinese jurist
- Wan Chi Keung, Association football player
- Wan Gang, Chinese expert on automobiles
- Wan Hisham, member of Terengganu State Executive Council
- Wanda Toscanini-Horowitz in Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic as
- Wanda Spell in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! as Actress
- Wanda Mendres in Police des moeurs: Les filles de Saint Tropez as Actress
- In 1951, Wan Zhang characterized the role of N in drama movie Fu nu chun qiu.
- Wan Fei Luk, from 1946 romance movie Yi xiao bo lang xin, who characterized the N.
Lists having Wan
- Boys names beginning with W
- Girls names beginning with W
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- German Baby Names
- Baby Names that mean Wanderer
- Baby Names that mean Tribal
- Baby Names that mean Look
- Baby Names that mean Healthy
- Baby Names that mean Open
- Baby Names that mean Wend
- Baby Names that mean Govern
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths