Save Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with Old Frankish wani or Old High German wan meaning "hope, expectation". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesGanelon(Carolingian Cycle) Categories feelings, hope Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1522.
