50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. VAN, VANG, YANG [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 文 (văn) meaning "literature, culture, writing". This is a common middle name for Vietnamese boys. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesWen(Chinese) Other ReadingsFumi(Japanese) Same SpellingVân, VanUser SubmissionVan PopularityDetails Last ranked #39 in 2022 Armenia Last ranked #946 in 2022 United States