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Von

What does Von mean?

Von Pronunciation of Von as a boys' name is pronounced von. It is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Von is "hope". Also a respelling of the Dutch-derived Van.

ENDS WITH -on

ASSOCIATED WITH norse

Variations

VARIANTS Vondell, Vonn, Vontell

SEE ALSO Davon, Vaughn

ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA VAN Vann

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Von Weston (V.W.), ..

How popular is Von?

Von is a somewhat popular first name for males (#1162 out of 1220, Top 95%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#55732 out of 150436, Top 37%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Von entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its top rank of #794 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Von name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Von outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Davon (#1295 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Van (#827), Vann and Vaughn (#1063) are the popular varying forms of Von. Usage of these relations of Von was well-received among parents in the year 1994 and is somewhat lower today, with the version Davon becoming less fashionable.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Von, Davon, Van, Vann, Vaughn in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Von and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Von is alike in pronunciation to Vane and Vin. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Con, Don, Eon, Ion, Jon, Lon, Ron and Ton. These names tend to be less frequently used than Von.

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