Wan
Only 11 people in Poland carry Wan, and they split almost evenly between women and men. A Hebrew name meaning gentle and graceful, said VAHN, it has gone to no newborns this century.
Wan Pronunciation
Wan is pronounced VAHN (/van/).
What Wan means
Where Wan comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Wan reaches back to Hebrew, to Yochanan, a name meaning "God is gracious." From that root grew Jan and John, and the sense of grace stayed near the sound. In English the short meaning settled as gentle and graceful, an idea fastened to the name long after its Hebrew root formed.
A different Wan meets Polish readers through China. In Mandarin, wan (万) counts ten thousand, and from that large number comes a reach toward abundance and good fortune. Two origins, one small shape of three letters.
On a class register, Wan takes little room. A teacher reads it in one breath. The name holds gentle and graceful from the Hebrew side and ten thousand from the Chinese. Its Hebrew root still says God is gracious.
How many people are named Wan
1 in 3757306 women in Poland is named Wan. 11 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #15628 among female names.
Wan as a middle name
Wan is a first name for 11 women in Poland and a middle name for another 8, a 58/42 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2888th, between Vinay (8) and Whitney (8).