VAN Meaning of VAN in English /van/ ; for 1, 2 also Turk. /vahn/ , n.1. Lake , a salt lake in E Turkey. 1454 sq. mi. (3766 sq. km). 2. a town on this lake. 88,597. 3. a male given name. Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012