Throughout the world, Wan (Wan 
, วัน 
, ワン 
, and others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name Wan is habitual in Brunei, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Macao, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. More prevalently, Wan is the last name as well as the forename.
Wan is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Wan | China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar |
| วาน, วัน | Thailand |
| ワン | Japan |
| وان | Algeria, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan |
| 완 | South Korea |
| 萬 | China |
| Ван | Armenia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
Wan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Wan , the fictional character from The Legend of Korra; Wan Qiliang , the husband of Lady Meng Jiang; Van Wayne , the cousin of Batman, Powerless and Ван ден Маркен , character in To the front: a short story from the life of a former king.
| chen wan ancient Chinese prince (b. 706) |
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| mou wan Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141880 (b. 792) |
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| wan zhong Ming dynasty person CBDB = 200139 (b. 1372) |
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| sin wan (b. 1646) |
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| noble consort wan (b. 1837) |
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| thung ling wan botanist (b. 1907) |
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chef wan Malaysian chef and television personality, MY (b. 1958) |
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| yuen po wan Hong Kong actor and comics artist (1922-1995) (b. 1922) |
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gok wan British fashion consultant, author and television presenter, GB (b. 1974) |
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| teh cheang wan Singaporean politician (1928-1986), SG (b. 1928) |
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dou wan Chinese noble |
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| wen hao wan botanist (b. 1934) |
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| lim say wan badminton player, SG (b. 1937) |
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| yu wan botanist (1937-1988) (b. 1937) |
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| ma wan Hong Kong writer, born 1937 (b. 1937) |
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