To think this name is actually quite cool?

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DD's first day back at pre-school today and there was a new little boy called Van/Vann (not sure on spelling). At first I was a bit but the more I thought about it the more I liked it, I think it is actually quite a nice name - sounds good with a nice surname too.
Friend whose DC's go to pre-school was gobsmacked and whispered, once outside the gates, 'Why not just call him Truck or Lorry?'

Not even pregnant, but think it will be going on my 'boys name list' that I mentally store

Love Van - but I'm a big fan of short strong names!

Laurie (sp. Lorry?) is a cool name too!

Maybe he was named after Vans shoes. I've heard of people giving kids brand names before.

Could he be Norwegian?
Vann means water. Venn means friend.

It would be very interesting if he was Vann White, as vannvidd means utter madness.... Quite apt, perhaps?

Are you sure that your dd didn't mishear? I told my dm there was a boy called "Instrument" at preschool. His actual name was Vincent.

What a stupid response from your friend -
Friend whose DC's go to pre-school was gobsmacked and whispered, once outside the gates, 'Why not just call him Truck or Lorry?

There is already a name Lorry, spelt Laurie. sigh

Van Wilder.

I know a Van who is really Donovan. And I had a great uncle who was always called Van as his surname was VanSickle. I'm not entirely sure what his real name was .

Van(n) is a great name.

Ho ho to Instrument, my DS insisted that his friend's new little sister was named "medicine". Turned out to be Madison.

I like it and have a friend called Ivan nn Van. Cool imo.

dewe-ds1 told me his teachers baby was named car......it was kai.and a child at the school where i worked told his mum id called ds2 tomato.i hadnt obv!

I like it, but then my baby is named after a car (well, named after a person who was named after a car) so I guess I would. Although a vehical 'van' was not what automatically sprang to my mind.

I went to school with a girl whose brother was called Laurie. Lorry I thought.

I like it

Just to clear it up a bit - definitely not mis-head from DD. The boys name was on the 'name board' and we came in after Vann and so the pre-school lady introduced DD to him

Van?....Van?...Are you kidding. Too modern for me

Love that name. Also love Diesel, who my son had swimming lessons with once.

hahahaha not preganat but have a boys name list

I do this, don't really want any more children but I have Fallon for a girl and Sawyer for a boy on my list. (Just in case)

Read this earlier, wandered of to do the stuff you have to of an evening, but I have to say the more I've thought about it the more I like it.

Short snappy, fit any walk of life I really really like it

I love it! I had a colleague when I taught in the USA who had a son called Van. AFAIK, that was/is his 'real' name.

Had one of the DDs arrived as a DS, our top boy's name was Evan (after my DM's dad) and would have had nn of Van.

I like it.
I hope his surname is der Graaf generator.......

No, I do like it. I reckon it's short for summink, though.

Van is a Hebrew name - we usually extend it to Evan or ian

don't like it myself - reminds me of an old boss

I think I have heard Scandinavian au-pairs refer to boys called Van. I quite like it. Have heard far worse, anyone remember: Brooklyn and Romeo?