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Pavankumar m Telugu, Indian
Combination of Pavan and Kumar.

Pėhévanéstoohe m Cheyenne
Means "sings good, sings nice" in Cheyenne.

Phayvanh f & m Lao
Means "forest" in Lao.

Phonesavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Phousavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Phouvanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Phuvang m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັງ (vang) meaning "palace" or "protect, encircle".

Pukalavan m Tamil
In the annals of history, there exists a fascinating tale surrounding the word "Pukalavan" and its linguistic origin, intimately intertwined with the Tamil language. According to the legends passed down through generations, Pukalavan was an ancient hero of Tamil origin, revered for his exceptional qualities and deeds that earned him the epithet of the "praised one."... [more]

Radován m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Radovan.

Radvány m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Radován.

Raghavan m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
South Indian form of Raghav.

Rajaselvan m Tamil (Rare)

Rajeevan m Malayalam
Malayalam variant of Rajiv.

Rajvant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਰਾਜਵੰਤ (see Rajwant).

Rəvan m Azerbaijani
Means "smooth, even, flowing" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian روان (ravān).

Ravan m Persian
Means "fluid, flowing" or "psyche, soul, spirit" in Persian.

Rayvano m Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Redvan m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Ridwan.

Rehvanash m Tamil

Revan m Popular Culture
Revan is the name of a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' universe, known as both a Jedi and a Sith (as Darth Revan). Revan is the main character in the RPG 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' (2003) and appears in numerous other 'Star Wars' media... [more]

Revanna m Kannada
REVANNA IS A ONE OF THE NAME OF GOD SHIVA

Revant m Hinduism
MEANING : wealthy, opulent, splendid, brilliant, handsome. It is the name of a son of lord Surya ... [more]

Revanth m Telugu

Revanui m Tahitian
Means "big flag" in Tahitian.

Ridvan m Albanian
Albanian form of Rıdvan.

Rizvan m Chechen, Dagestani
Chechen and Dagestani form of Ridwan.

Rostevan m Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "straight, righteous" as well as "wise, sage" and "truthful". This should connect the name to Middle Persian rāst meaning "true, straight, direct" and rastīh meaning "truth", which have evolved into modern Persian as respectively راست (râst) and راستی (râsti).... [more]

Sacvan m American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Created from the first syllables of the surnames Sacco and Vanzetti... [more]

Sahadevan m Malayalam
Malayalam variant of Sahadeva.

Salvan m Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Sauvan.

Saravanaguru m Tamil

Saravanan m Tamil

Sarvanivaranavishkambhin m Buddhism
Means "impeder of all hindrances" from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) meaning "all, whole" combined with निवारण (nivāraṇa) meaning "preventing, hindering, keeping off" and विष्कम्भिन् (viṣkambhin) meaning "obstructing, impeding"... [more]

Sauvan m Occitan (Archaic), Medieval Occitan
Variant of Seuvan.

Sauvant m Occitan (Archaic), Medieval Occitan
Variant of Sauvan.

Savane m & f Lao
From the Sanskrit स्वर्ग (swarga) meaning "heaven".

Savanh m & f Lao (Rare)
Means "heaven, paradise" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga).

Savanukah m Cherokee

Selivan m Belarusian
Belarusian from of Silvan.

Şervan m Kurdish
Means "fighter" in Kurdish.

Servan m French, Breton
French and Breton form of Servanus.

Servando m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Servandus. A known bearer of this name is the American professional soccer player Servando Carrasco (b. 1988).

Servandus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin servandus, which is the future passive participle of the Latin verb servo meaning "to preserve" as well as "to protect, to save". This name was borne by a Spanish saint from the early 4th century AD.

Séuvan m Provençal
Variant of Seuvan.

Seuvan m Provençal
Provençal form of Silvanus.

Shevan m Persian, African
From the Persian, meaning "lion".

Shirvani m Chechen, Lak
Means "land of lions", derived from Persian شیر (šir) meaning "lion".

Shivanand m Indian
Modern form of Shivananda.

Shivananda m Indian, Hinduism (?), Kannada (?)
From the name of the Hindu god Shiva 1 combined with Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss".

Shivang m Indian
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Shivank m Hindi

Shivansh m Hindi
Means "a part of Shiva", derived from combining the name of the god Shiva 1 with Hindi अंश (ansh) meaning "part, portion", which is derived from Sanskrit अंश (áṃśa)... [more]

Shravan m Indian, Hindi

Shravan m Malayalam
Named after Shraavana Civil Month, Śrāvaṇa (Sanskrit: श्रावण) is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Śrāvaṇa is the fifth month of the year, typically beginning in mid to late July and ending in late August... [more]

Silovan m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Silvanus via its hellenized form Silouanos. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian sculptor Silovan Kakabadze (1895-after 1947).

Silvander m Literature
Derived from Silvanus. Used as a literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries; one example is the character of Silvander in Thomas Killigrew's play "Claricilla" (c 1641).

Sirvanu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Silvano.

Sivan m Provençal
Provençal form of Sylvain.

Souksavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Souphavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Souvankham m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸວັນ (souvan) meaning "gold, yellow" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Souvanna f & m Lao
Means "gold, yellow" in Lao.

Sovan m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុវណ្ណ (see Sovann).

Sovannareth m Khmer
Variant of Sovannarith.

Sovannarith m Khmer
From Khmer សុវណ្ណ (sovan) meaning "gold" and រឹទ្ធិ (rith) meaning "power, might, prosperity".

Sravan m Telugu

Steivan m Romansh
Romansh form of Stephen.

Stèvanu m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Stephen.

Sukhvant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸੁਖਵੰਤ (see Sukhwant).

Sullyvan m French
Variant of Sullivan.

Sushovan m Bengali, Nepali
The name is derived from Sanskrit and means "beautiful and handsome" or "gorgeous."

Suvan m Indian

Śvàṅ m Emilian-Romagnol
Variant of Śvan.

Śvan m Emilian-Romagnol
Variant of Giuàn.

Svan m Icelandic
Variant of Svanur.

Svanberg m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Svanbergur.

Svanbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Svanborg.

Svanbjörn m Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements svanr meaning "(male) swan" and bjǫrn meaning "bear" (compare Björn).

Svane m Swedish
Masculine form of Svana.

Svanhólm m Icelandic
Icelandic combination of svanr "swan" and holmr "small island".

Svani m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Svanur.

Svanr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan".

Svanþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and Þór.

Svantovít m Slavic Mythology
Czech form of Svantovit.

Svanur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Svanr.

Sylvander m Norwegian
Combination of Sylvester and Anders

Szilvánusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Silvanus.

Taa'évanáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Night Bear" in Cheyenne.

Taivan m & f Mongolian
Means "peace, tranquility" in Mongolian.

Taivanbaatar m Mongolian
Means "peaceful hero" in Mongolian, from тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Taivanbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "peaceful celebration" in Mongolian, from тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Taivanmend m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being", often used as a greeting.

Taivansaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" or "peace, tranquility" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Taivanzhargal m & f Mongolian
Means "peaceful happiness" in Mongolian, from тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Tavana m Persian (Rare, ?)
Means "powerful" in Persian.

Techivant m Khmer
Means "powerful" in Khmer.

Tehvan m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Tehvo.

Tevan m English (Modern)
Variant of Tevin.

Thiphavanh f & m Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ທິບພະວັນ (see Thipphavanh).

Thipphavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ທິບພະ (thippha) meaning "heaven, sky" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Thongsavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Tirivanhu m Shona
Means "We are people". This name says do not look down upon us or take us for granted, we are human like you

Tögsvan m Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian төгс (tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and ван (van) meaning "king, prince".

Törtaivan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian төр (tör) meaning "state, government" or "power, authority" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still".

Travanti m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Travanti due to the popularity of the actor Daniel J. Travanti.

Trevan m American (Rare)

Tribhuvan m Indian, Nepali
From त्रिभुवन (tribhuvana), "three worlds" in Sanskrit.... [more]

Trvanda m Armenian (Rare)

Urvan m Russian
Russian form of Urban.

Vaishnavan m Tamil
Masculine form of Vaishnavi. Also compare Vaishnav.

Vạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 萬 (vạn) meaning "ten thousand, myriad".

Van m & f Chin
Means "heaven, sky, firmament" or "fortune, luck, fate, destiny" in Hakha Chin.

Van' m Komi
Komi form of Ivan.

Vanagan m Armenian
Means "abbot, monk" in Armenian.

Vanburen m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vanburen. See also Van Buren.

Vanče m Macedonian
This is the name of Macedonian footballer Vanče Šikov.

Vanchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วันชัย (see Wanchai).

Vanchana m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wanchana.

Vandad m Persian
Variant of Vindadh.

Vandalar m Germanic
Variant of Wandalhar.

Vandalarius m Germanic (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Vandalar. Vandalarius was the name of the father of Valamir, a 5th-century king of the Ostrogoths.

Vandalis m Arthurian Cycle
A Saxon warrior slain by Gawain in a skirmish at Roestoc.

Vandalo m Romani (Archaic)

Vandelow m Romani (Archaic)

Vander m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare, Archaic)

Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.

Vanderlei m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Vanderley.

Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]

Vanderli m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Vanderley.

Vanderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wanderson.

Vandill m Old Norse
From Old Norse vandill "sword".

Vandilo m Romani
Romani form of Vandill.

Vandloo m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Vandalo.

Vando m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Masculine form of Vanda. Also compare Wando.

Vandy m & f Lao
From Lao ວັນ (van) meaning "day" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".

Vane m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Ivan.

Vane m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Vanevald.

Vane m Coptic
Derived from Demotic bne, itself from Proto-Semitic *ban- meaning "son".

Vanea m Moldovan
Moldovan form of Vanya.

Vaneng m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Waningus.

Vanevald m Estonian (Archaic)

Vang m Vietnamese

Vani m Old Norse
From Old Norse vanr meaning "wont, accustomed or lacking, wanting".

Vania f & m Bulgarian, Romanian, Italian
Italian and Romanian form of Vanya as well as Italian variant of Vanna and Bulgarian diminutive of Ivana.

Vania m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Vaniah.

Vaniah m Biblical
One of many sons of Bani named in Ezra 10:36.

Vanias m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.

Vaniel m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Daniel.

Vanig m Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Vaniher m Chuvash
Combination of ва (va) and нихер (niher) meaning "lover, beautiful".

Vaniko m Georgian
Diminutive of Ivane via its short form Vano.

Vanilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a truncated form of Ivanilson or Evanilson.

Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.

Vaniy m & f Haitian Creole (Modern)
Means "Vanilla" in Creole, His name has given many first names like Aniy.

Vanka f & m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Diminutive of Ivana (Bulgarian, Macedonian) or Ivan (Russian).

Vanko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Vanlalruatkima m Mizo
Means "gift from the God who created us" in Mizo.

Vanlandi m Norse Mythology
Means "man from Vanaheimr" in Old Norse. Vanaheimr was the home of the Vanir, a group of gods. Njǫrðr, Freyr and Freyja were members of the Vanir.... [more]

Vanlo m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Vandelow.

Vanlop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wanlop.

Vanlow m Romani
Transferred use of the surname Vanlow.

Vann m English (American)
Variant of Van, or transferred from the English surname Vann.

Vannak m Khmer
Means "class, hierarchy, caste" in Khmer.

Vänne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vän "friend".

Vannevar m American
Transferred use of the surname Van Nevar.

Vanniel m Obscure
Adaption of the Dutch surname van Niel.

Vannin m Manx
Derived from the Manx name for the Isle of Man, Ellan Vannin.

Vannozzo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Giovanni via the form Giovannozzo.

Vannuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vanni, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Vano m Romani, Ossetian
Probably a Romani and Ossetian form of Ivan.... [more]

Vanona m & f Malagasy
Means "successful" in Malagasy.

Vanquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Vanslow m Romani (Archaic)

Vanthani m & f Lao
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Lao ວັນທາ (wán tʰá́) meaning "bow, salute".

Văn-thù-sư-lợi m Buddhism
Vietnamese form of Manjushri.

Vantyuk m Chuvash
Combination of Вань (Van'), possibly from the Russian nickname for Ivan, Vanya, and the suffix -тюк (tyuk).

Vanus m Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Sylvanus.

Vanxay m Lao
From Lao ວັນ (van) meaning "day" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Vanxhel m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Vangel.

Vanyan m Armenian (Rare)

Vanyo m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Vanyok m Russian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Vanyu m Russian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Vanyurkka m Chuvash
Combination of Ванюр (Vanyur) which is from the Russian name Vanya (Ivan) and the suffix -ка (ka).

Viengsavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Vivan m Indian
Alternate transcription of Hindi विवान (see Vivaan).

Vivant m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Viventius. The name coincides with French vivant "living, alife".

Vovan m Russian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Vykvan m Chukchi
Means "stone" in Chukchi.

Xaysavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Xhovan m Albanian
Albanian form of John.

Xhovani m Albanian
Albanian adaptation of Giovanni.

Yashvant m Marathi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Marathi/Hindi यशवंत (see Yashwant).

Yervand m Armenian
Modern Armenian form of Eruand.

Yevan m Obscure

Yovani m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Giovanni.

Yovanis m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yovani.

Yovanni m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), French (African)
Variant of Yovani.

Yovany m Spanish
Spanish form of Giovanni.

Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.

Yuvan m Indian, Tamil (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
From Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) meaning “young, youthful, healthy”.

Yvanhoé m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ivanhoé.

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Zaavan m Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew noun זועה (zewa'a) or זעוה (za'awa) meaning "a trembling", from the verb זוע (zua') meaning "to tremble, to quake". In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Seir.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

Zivanai f & m Shona
"Know each other". Meant for relatives to keep in touch.

Zurvan m Persian Mythology
The primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.