A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.

A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.

(geography) A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey lakes, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.

Abbreviation of Vancouver.

A Van cat. / A Turkish Van cat.

plural of vanful

As much as a van will hold.

present participle of van

(mining) A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner.

simple past tense and past participle of van