Van

Etymology 1
Shortening.

Etymology 2
Shortening.

Etymology 3
From, from , from.

Proper noun

 * , famous for its (syn. ) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.

Translations

 * Arabic: بُحَيْرَة وَان, بُحَيْرَة الطِرِّيخ, بُحَيْرَة أَرْجِيش
 * Armenian: Վանա լիճ, Վան
 * Danish: Vansøen
 * Finnish: Vanjärvi
 * German:
 * Latin: Arsene
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: Van
 * Swedish: Vansjön
 * Turkish: Van Gölü
 * Uyghur: ۋان كۆلى


 * Arabic: وَان
 * Armenian: Վան
 * Old Armenian: Վան
 * Danish: Van
 * Finnish: Van
 * German:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Middle Persian: pal
 * Persian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: jezero Van
 * Turkish:
 * Uyghur: ۋان

Etymology 4
Abbreviation of.

Etymology 5
Backformed from and.

Noun

 * 1) A Van cat.
 * 2) A Turkish Van cat.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) van

Etymology
From, from.