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Subject:	Re: What do you think of the name Van?
Author:	Anneza (Authenticated as Anneza)
Date:	May 9, 2012 at 11:13:30 PM
Reply to:	What do you think of the name Van? by Chloe

In Dutch and Afrikaans, Van is like the German Von and means From. It's an element in numerous surnames (Van Zyl, Van Rensburg, Van der Merwe) and widely used as a nn. Van der Merwe, nn Van, is to South African jokes what Paddy and Mick are to Irish ones.

There was a Christian rock opera once, here in SA, in which one of the main characters was an evangelist known as Van. Just saying. But I'd go the Ivan route for sure!

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Messages in this thread:

What do you think of the name Van? - Chloe May 9 2012, 10:00:45 AM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - Alcyone May 11 2012, 10:28:39 AM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - Viatrix May 10 2012, 9:42:24 AM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - Anneza May 9 2012, 11:13:30 PM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - Geea May 9 2012, 6:14:29 PM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - abbasdaughter May 9 2012, 4:31:17 PM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - Amazing May 9 2012, 4:05:48 PM
- Crash! - ninjato May 9 2012, 4:03:32 PM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - kudriashkajo May 9 2012, 11:58:33 AM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - CN May 9 2012, 10:57:46 AM
- Very vehicular - Pie May 9 2012, 10:26:25 AM
  - lol (nt) - kudriashkajo May 9 2012, 11:43:48 AM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - yasmine May 9 2012, 10:21:59 AM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - RoxStar May 9 2012, 10:20:02 AM
- Re: What do you think of the name Van? - queenv May 9 2012, 10:03:11 AM

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