67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage African American (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒə.ˈvɑn/(English) /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.vɑn/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Combination of the phonetic elements ja or jay and von. PopularityDetails Last ranked #971 in 2017 United States Categories bandleaders, combinations, educators, invented, isograms, Jamaican sprinters, jazz, saxophonists