Vans
5.3
A last name that some people have
- proper noun
- /vænz/
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Vans
- Sherrod Vans announced the opening of a new office in Nashville next month.
Examples
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The family's last name is Vans, which has been passed down for generations.
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Chay has got some Vans trousers and a shirt.
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Meredith Jones, research director of Vans Hedge Fund Advisors International Inc., discussed market trends yesterday.
Surface Forms
Vans main
Etymology
Vans can also be a family name; many surnames come from the place where a family lived, so Vans probably began as a way to say 'the people from Vans'. This makes it easy to remember why a family name and a town name are the same.
