Van
- Pronunciation
- [Van]
- Gender
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Female
- Meaning
- God is gracious
- Origin
- Hebrew
Famous Dogs Named Van
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Ivanna
London Tipton's Pomeranian dog in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
Famous People Named Van
- A. E. van Vogt was a popular science-fiction writer.
- Anne Sullivan was a coach in Radcliffe College.
- Arthur Sullivan was a great English composer who was regarded as the greatest young talent in England.
- Bill Evans was one of the most famous Jazz pianists of the 20th century who revolutionized Jazz.
- Edward Lodewijk Van Halen is a musician and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen.
- Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress and singer.
- Faith Evans is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer.
- Giovanni Gabrieli was a prominent Venetian composer.
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer who is still remembered for his contributions to sacred music.
- Henry Van Dyke was an American writer famous for his religious writings and literary criticisms.
- István Ferenczy was a prominent 19th century Hungarian sculptor.
- Ivan Cankar is known as the father of modern Slovene theater in his nation, as his works aimed to protect his native culture.
- Ivan Gašparovič was President of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014.
- Ivan Meštrović was a Croatian architect and sculptor.
- Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
- Ivana Trump is a former model, socialite and a businesswoman who was once married to business tycoon Donald Trump.
- Jan van Riebeeck was a Dutch colonial administrator who established the city of Cape Town in South Africa.
- Jean-Claude Van Damme is a popular Belgian martial artist, actor and director.
- Khurshidbanu Natavan was an Azerbaijani poetess, renowned for her lyrical ghazals.
- L. K. Advani is an Indian politician and one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
