"Van" meaning in English

See Van in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /væn/
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Van
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.
    Sense id: en-Van-en-name-n~hfVQVU Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 30 18 27 6 2 2 2 6 8
  2. A city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Van-en-name-PfWTPgVp Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 30 18 27 6 2 2 2 6 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 6 12 3 5 4 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 29 5 9 2 4 3 9 12 14 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 32 5 10 2 4 3 10 13 10 2 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /væn/
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Van
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
    Sense id: en-Van-en-name-scN7W40d Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 30 18 27 6 2 2 2 6 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /væn/
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tr|Van}} Turkish Van, {{der|en|ota|وان|tr=Van}} Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), {{der|en|axm|Վան}} Middle Armenian Վան (Van) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Van
  1. A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island. Categories (place): Places in Turkey
    Sense id: en-Van-en-name-lrO6zFd7 Categories (other): Lakes, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Middle Persian translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 84 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 62 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 73 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Persian translations: 64 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 53 29 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 83 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 64 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 17 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 66 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 63 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 62 21 18
  2. A province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority. Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Van-en-name-nAVnkTgc Categories (other): Van Province, Turkey
  3. A city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake. Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Cities in Van Province, Turkey, Places in Turkey, Places in Van Province, Turkey Translations (city): وَان (wān) (Arabic), Վան (english: Van) (Armenian), وان (wan) (Central Kurdish), Van (Danish), Van (Finnish), Van (German), Wan (Northern Kurdish), Վան (english: Van) (Old Armenian), وان (vân) (Persian), Ван (english: Van) [masculine] (Russian), jezero Van [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), Van (Turkish), ۋان (wan) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Van-en-name-u5AuLTE3 Categories (other): Provincial capitals of Turkey Disambiguation of 'city': 7 5 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (lake): بُحَيْرَة وَان (buḥayrat wān) [feminine] (Arabic), بُحَيْرَة الطِرِّيخ (buḥayrat aṭ-ṭirrīḵ) [feminine] (Arabic), بُحَيْرَة أَرْجِيش (buhayrat ʔarjīš) [feminine] (Arabic), Վանա լիճ (Vana lič) (Armenian), Վան (english: Van) (Armenian), Vansøen (Danish), Vanjärvi (Finnish), Van [masculine] (German), Arsene [feminine] (Latin), Ван (english: Van) [masculine] (Russian), Van [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Vansjön (Swedish), Van Gölü (Turkish), ۋان كۆلى (wan köli) (Uyghur)
Etymology number: 3 Disambiguation of 'lake': 31 38 31

Proper name

IPA: /væn/ Forms: Van. [alternative], VAN [alternative]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Abbreviation of Vancouver. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Van
  1. Abbreviation of Vancouver. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Vancouver Related terms: East Van, North Van, South Van, West Van
    Sense id: en-Van-en-name-w7GxE4OP Categories (other): Vancouver Disambiguation of Vancouver: 2 18 2 8 1 2 65 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /væn/ Forms: Vans [plural]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Van (plural Vans)
  1. A Van cat.
    Sense id: en-Van-en-noun-dq~pQps4
  2. A Turkish Van cat.
    Sense id: en-Van-en-noun-W8-NV5jx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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