May 19
Why this day? Wan is a short form of Erwan, and shares its name day.
Wan is celebrated in France on May 19.
Wan is a short form of Erwan. It keeps its origin (Breton (Celtic)) and meaning — the yew (bow wood); the archer, and shares its name day, May 19.
On birth records, Wan is rarely written as such: the Wans are Erwans (40,525 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Erwan page. Wan is also a short form of Marwan, Swan, Merwan.
Wan is a short form of Erwan, which means the yew (bow wood); the archer.
May 19, together with Erwan: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Erwan.
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