Any names containing Van? Is Rivan or Avan a real name?

[Pebbles0934]

Are there any more unusual names containing Van? Not Evan or Ivan!!!

Is Avan or Rivan an actual name???

Cheers!

You could expand a bit to Evander.

Will try to think of others.

Vanya

I know a Van in his sixties. It's not short for anything.

Van Morrison?

Short name for Valentine?

Vanessa

I have an uncle called Cavan. Think it's quite cool.

Evan

Ivan

Jovan

Just remembered I know a Bevan too.

Vance, Vandyke, Evander...

Cavanagh at a push?

Vanessa
Vanilla
Evander
Vanquish
Vanguard

Avan and Rivan look SO made up, sorry. Can I ask why you want Van names but Evan (which is really quite nice) is no good?

There was a Kavan at my DD's primary. He was from an Indian family.

I also know of a Cavan.

Evan is pretty cool, shame you've ruled it out.

Donovan??

My partner's cousin has an Evan.... It also reminds me of the women's clothes shop..!

Thanks for your suggestions though... Some I hadn't discovered yet!

I really like just Van to be honest but I was ridiculed on here for suggesting it

Evangeline ???

My bank manager's called Jeevan

I know a Jevan and a Shavana

There's also Ivan/ivana

Ruthven is a male or female Scottish name prounounced RIVn.
Basically the same was as the OP but a different spelling.

It is a Scottish place name that is sometimes used as a forename although it is not very common

I know a small Afan - Welsh name & pronounced A (a as in apple) van as f makes a v sound in Welsh. Afan was a Celtic saint, I think.

Kevan