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British tibetologist
Sam Julius van Schaik is an English tibetologist. He obtained a PhD in Tibetan Buddhist literature at the University of Manchester in 2000, with a dissertation
Sam_van_Schaik
Surname list
Van Schaik is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Schaik". Variants include Van Schaaik, Van Schaick, Van Schaïk, Van Schaijk and Van Schayk. While
Van_Schaik
2011 book by Sam Van Schaik
Tibet: A History is a nonfiction book by Sam Van Schaik. The book provides an encyclopedic view on Tibetan history from the seventh century to the present
Tibet:_A_History
Dominant school of Tibetan Buddhism
become some of the largest monasteries in the world). According to Sam van Schaik these Gelug centers "came to form a triumvirate of massive Gelug monasteries
Gelug
8th century Buddhist monk
was a new opportunity for the spread of (Northern) Chan. However, as van Schaik observes, the exclusive association of Moheyan with the Northern School
Moheyan
Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Kalupahana 1992, p. 228–236. McRae 2003, p. 123. Van Schaik, Tibetan Zen, page 1. Sam van Schaik, Where Chan and Tantra Meet: Buddhist Syncretism in
Chan_Buddhism
Tradition of teachings in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
Mahāyāna sources like the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra. Furthermore, scholars like Sam van Schaik see Dzogchen as having arisen out of tantric Buddhist completion stage
Dzogchen
Head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
while ensuring political stability and protection. Critics, including Sam van Schaik, contend that the theory oversimplifies the situation and often obscures
Dalai_Lama
Scripture in Tibetan Buddhism
or Dzogchen. It thus constitutes a complete path to enlightenment." Sam van Schaik lists the contents of the major thematic sections of the Longchen Nyingthig
Longchen_Nyingthig
Non-sectarian movement within Tibetan Buddhism
Bon have been involved in the promoting of Rimé ideals. According to Sam van Schaik, eclectic and non-sectarian tendencies existed in Tibetan Buddhism before
Rimé_movement
Tibetan political theory
effective regents through whom the Mongols ruled Tibet. According to Sam van Schaik, the Mongols ruled Tibet not as an administrative province of the Yuan
Priest and patron relationship
Priest_and_patron_relationship
Uprising in Lhasa, Tibet against China
headquarters; the Dalai Lama claimed that he had agreed. However, Tibetologist Sam van Schaik stated that the Dalai Lama was the one who proposed that the dance should
1959_Tibetan_uprising
American professor of religion and Tibetan studies
Catalogue of the Stein Collection at the British Library. Co-authored with Sam van Schaik. Leiden: Brill, 2006. “The Questions and Answers of Vajrasattva.” In:
Jacob_P._Dalton
Buddhist mantra
resonated "internally" or "secretly" through intentionality. According to Sam Van Schaik, Tibetan works from Dunhuang which was a major cult center of Avalokitesvara
Om_mani_padme_hum
Emperor of Kannauj from 606 to 647
Medieval India. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-81-208-0690-0. Sam Van Schaik (2011). Tibet: A History. Yale University Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-300-17217-1
Harsha
King of Kannauj from 647 to 649
Medieval India. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-81-208-0690-0. Sam Van Schaik (2011). Tibet: A History. Yale University Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-300-17217-1
Arunasva
Battle between Chinese and Tibetan forces
OCLC 40714203. Shakya 1999 pp. 12, 20–21 Feigon 1996 p. 142. Shakya 1999 p. 37. Sam van Schaik, Tibet. A History, Yale University Press, 2013, p. 2009: "So when Ngapo
Battle_of_Chamdo
Primordial state in Tibetan Buddhism
be illustrated by comparing it to a "mirror's capacity to reflect." Sam van Schaik explains this as "a presence that is spontaneous in that it is not created
Ground_(Dzogchen)
Funding programme and digital archive run by the British Library
to the Collections and Curation department of the British Library. Sam van Schaik was appointed the first head of EAP in February 2019. Unlocking Our
Endangered_Archives_Programme
Independence movement in China
Columbia University Press, ISBN 978-0-231-11814-9 Tibet: A History by Sam van Schaik, 2011 Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-154047 Society portal Cantonese
Tibetan_independence_movement
Concept within Tibetan Buddhism
(which cannot be found by searching nor identified) is called rigpa. Sam van Schaik translates rigpa as "gnosis" which he glosses as "a form of awareness
Rigpa
East Asian ethnic group
2014, pp. 473–91. Bira 2011, p. 14. Hill, Nathan (2011). Review of Sam van Schaik. Tibet: A History (PDF). Vol. 75. London and New York: Yale University
Mongols
Hungarian sinologist and tangutologist (born 1967)
specialised in the study of Dunhuang manuscripts, and collaborated with Sam van Schaik on a study of a Dunhuang manuscript comprising the letters of a 10th-century
Imre_Galambos
Nyingma Buddhist Lama (1730–1798)
(1788–1850) were students of Jigme Lingpa. Jigme Lingpa, translated by Sam van Schaik, states how his learnings commenced: I began with the study of grammar
Jigme_Lingpa
Tibetian regime from 1354 to the early 1600s
Asian and African Studies 13, [1] p. 168. Giuseppe Tucci (1949 p. 28. Sam van Schaik (2011) Tibet: A History, New Haven & London: Yale University Press,
Phagmodrupa_dynasty
History of Dzogchen teachings in Tibetan Buddhism and Bön
van Schaik (2004b), p. 40. van Schaik (2004a). van Schaik (2011). van Schaik (2004b), p. 4. Germano (1994), p. 234-235. Anspal (2005). van Schaik (2004b)
History_of_Dzogchen
Ordained practitioner in Tibetan Buddhism
practice of a particular yidam being passed through the family lineage. Sam van Schaik writes that the "tantric practitioner (sngags pa, Skt. māntrin) became[when
Ngakpa
Cave complex in China
of the Buddhist caves were restored. — Translation by Sam van Schaik. According to Sam van Schaik, "Mendre" could be the Indo-Greek king Menander, or the
Kizil_Caves
Dunhuang: Rites and Teachings for This Life and Beyond (edited with Sam van Schaik), Brill, 2010. The Rise of Wisdom Moon (by Krishna Mishra, edited and
Matthew_Kapstein
Type of Tibetan Buddhist practice
the practice instructions and the lama's instructions. According to Sam van Schaik, Jigme Lingpa's system of practice "represents both a graduated method
Practice_(Dzogchen)
Tibetan Buddhist concept
calls tantric practice "a childish pursuit" (byis pa'i spyod yul). Sam van Schaik also writes that "later developments in the Great Perfection brought
Semde
Tibetan Buddhist scholar (1813–1899)
traditions, and all were worthy of study and preservation. According to Sam van Schaik, without this collecting and printing of rare works, the later suppression
Jamgon_Kongtrul
10th–16th-century school of Tibetan Buddhism
Ngog Legpai Sherab, he founded Sangpu Neutog in 1071. According to Sam Van Schaik, "both monasteries followed Atiśa's principle of combining tantric meditation
Kadam_(Tibetan_Buddhism)
Zen Buddhist term
page 15, North Point Press, 1987 Sam Van Schaik. The Spirit of Zen, page 158, Yale University Press, 2018 Sam Van Schaik. The Spirit of Zen, page 158, Yale
Wisdom_without_a_teacher
University of Chicago Press, p. 190 Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University Press 2011, page 165-9. Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University
History_of_Tibetan_Buddhism
Social movement
Literature. Cambridge University Press. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-0-521-85558-7. Sam van Schaik (28 June 2011). Tibet: A History. Yale University Press. pp. 8–.
De-Sinicization
contemporaneous with the late 8th century events that it recorded. In 2009 Sam van Schaik of the British Library realised that two Tibetan manuscript fragments
Testament_of_Ba
Title in Tibetan Buddhism
incarnations from being officially recognized. A modern Tibetologist, Sam Van Schaik, has suggested this interpretation of history to be wrong and has claimed
Shamarpa
Relations between Tibet and India
1. Mehrotra 2000, p. 2. Mehrotra 2000, p. 14. Mehrotra 2000, p. 8. Sam., Van Schaik (2014). Tibet : a History. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-17217-1
India–Tibet_relations
Buddhist philosophical concept
samsaric appearances; and gzhi, "the nirvanic basis known as the ground." Sam van Schaik: "....the Seminal Heart distinction between two types of basis, the
Buddha-nature
Buddhist text
the natural state, abiding in awareness and presence." As noted by Sam van Schaik, in the Kunjed Gyalpo "one finds a rejection of the elaborate imagery
Kulayarāja_Tantra
One Dharma of the Path of Dzogchen
'pristine consciousness') and shes rab (prajñā, wisdom). According to Sam van Schaik, two significant terms used in Dzogchen literature is the ground (gzhi)
View_(Dzogchen)
of the Establishment of Chinese Protectorate in Tibet. Leiden 1950. Sam Van Schaik, Tibet. A History. New Haven & London 2011. Tsepon W.D. Shakabpa, One
Tagtsepa
German orientalist and professor
Tibétaines, doi:10.4000/emscat.2183; A.C. McKay, The Tibet Journal, [2]; Sam van Schaik, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, doi:10.1017/S0041977X11000590
Anna_Akasoy
Form of Afrikaans
(1934). Reisavonture onder die Boere in Argentinie (2nd ed.). Pretoria: van Schaik. Coetzee, Andries W.; Henriksen, Nicholas; Garcia-Amaya, Lorenzo (2024)
Patagonian_Afrikaans
Publishing House, Shenzhen, China, p. 52. van Schaik (2011–12): "The Diamond Sutra: History and Transmission. Sam van Schaik. IDP News, No. 38, Winter 2011-12
White_Horse_Pagoda,_Dunhuang
2021), available online at DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110715309. Sam van Schaik, Daniela de Simone, Gergely Hidas and Michael Willis, eds., Precious
Michael_D._Willis
Dzogchen "cutting through" practice
Essentials: The Path That Clarifies Confusion. Rangjung Yeshe Publications. van Schaik, Sam (2004). Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual
Trekchö
1992 studio album by Dixie Chicks
steel guitar Larry Seyer – rhythm guitar Larry Spencer – trumpet Tom Van Schaik – percussion, drums Kirkland Bonik - the little cowgirl Producers: Dixie
Little_Ol'_Cowgirl
Japanese-born Tibetologist (born 1947)
Buddhism?" in Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang ed. Matthew T. Kapstein and Sam van Schaik. Leiden: Brill. 145-158. Imaeda, Yoshiro, Matthew Kapstein, and Tsuguhito
Yoshiro_Imaeda
School of Buddhism developed in 8th century China
maint: archived copy as title (link) (accessed: August 6, 2008) p.37 Sam van Schaik. Tibetan Zen: Discovering a Lost Tradition, pages 131-132, Snow Lion
East_Mountain_Teaching
Archaeological site in Xinjiang, China
The Silk Road: Trade Travel, War and Faith. Serindia. pp. 188–189. van Schaik, Sam (2012). 'The Origin of the Headless Style (dbu med) in Tibet.' Tibeto-Burman
Miran_fort
Dzogchen visual meditation practice
This Life: The Great Commentary by Vimalamitra. Simon and Schuster. van Schaik, Sam (2004). Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual
Tögal
Prince Xizang of the Second Rank
Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, 1973 (Serie Orientale Roma 45). Sam Van Schaik, Tibet. A history. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2011.
Gyurme_Namgyal
Tibetan invasion in 660s
Age to the Present. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400829941. van Schaik, Sam; Galambos, Imre (2011). Manuscripts and Travellers: The Sino-Tibetan
Tibetan_invasion_of_Tuyuhun
Indian Buddhist missionary (c.740-795)
on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009. (accessed: 14 January 2008) van Schaik, Sam and Dalton, Jacob (2004). "Where Chan and Tantra Meet: Buddhist Syncretism
Kamalaśīla
Traditional region of Tibet
and reform in Tibet. London: Hurst. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-85065-161-1. Van Schaik, Sam; Galambos, Imre (2012). Manuscripts and travellers: the Sino-Tibetan
Amdo
Minister of Songsten Gampo
83 (4): 485–502. doi:10.2307/597167. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 597167. Schaik, Sam van (1 January 2011). "A New Look at the Tibetan Invention of Writing"
Thonmi_Sambhota
Dutch guitarist and composer
Jesse van Ruller (born 21 January 1972) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 1995
Jesse_van_Ruller
Tibetan educator, scholar, and tertön (1820–1892)
Wiki. Rigpa Shedra. 2011-09-29. Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University Press 2011, page 165-9. Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University
Jamyang_Khyentse_Wangpo
American education technology and content company
Brazil and South Africa through partnerships with Minha Biblioteça and Van Schaiks Booksellers. Also at this time, VitalSource extended its support for
VitalSource
1st Phagmodrupa Tibetan ruler (1302-1364)
Sources of Tibetan Tradition (New York: Columbia University Press). Schaik, Sam van (2011) Tibet: A History (New Haven & London: Yale University Press)
Tai_Situ_Changchub_Gyaltsen
Measurement of a population's nutritional status
Maataoui, Naouale; Langendorf, Céline; Berthe, Fatou; Bayjanov, Jumamurat R; van Schaik, Willem; Isanaka, Sheila; Grais, Rebecca F; Clermont, Olivier; Andremont
Global_acute_malnutrition
Period of Tibetan history (9th–11th centuries CE)
edu[dead link] Ryavec, Karl E. (2015), A Historical Atlas of Tibet van Schaik, Sam; Galambos, Imre (2011), Manuscripts and Travellers: The Sino-Tibetan
Era_of_Fragmentation
Mulamadhyamakakarika seems to be the first Tibetan commentary on this work. van Schaik, Sam. The Spirit of Tibetan Buddhism. Dreyfus, Georges. Can a Madhyamaka
Patsab_Nyima_Drakpa
Preliminary practice in Vajrayana
Practice for Our Times. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1583943274. van Schaik, Sam (2004). Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual
Ngöndro
State led by an ecclesiastical leader
Slavic State. Purdue University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-55753-465-1. Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University Press 2011, page 129, "Gelug: the
Sacerdotal_state
Relations between Peru and South Africa
buitelandse verteenwoordiging (1910-1972) (in Afrikaans) (J. L. van Schaik ed.). J. L. van Schaik. p. 135. ISBN 9780627004155. In 1970 het die Suid-Afrikaanse
Peru–South_Africa_relations
Tibetan Buddhist ceremony
Collections". mandala.library.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-01. Schaik, Sam van (2009-09-15). "The Sitting-in-Bed Ceremony and Other Strangeness".
Sitting-in-the-bed
Chinese diplomat and general
ISBN 9788121508391.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Schaik, Sam, Van (2011). Tibet: A History. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-17217-1
Wang_Xuance
Buddhist mahasiddha
Foundations of Chöd. Snow Lion Publications. ISBN 978-1-55939-039-2. van Schaik, Sam and Dalton, Jacob (2004). "Where Chan and Tantra Meet: Buddhist Syncretism
Dampa_Sangye
One of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism
Hungarian website of Sakya Trizin Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University Press 2011, page 165-9. Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University
Sakya
8th-century Buddhist lama
Publications, ISBN 0-87773-910-2 van Schaik, Sam (2011). Tibet: A History. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-19410-4. van Schaik, Sam; Iwao, Kazushi (2009).
Padmasambhava
Tibetan Buddhist scholar
Publications. ISBN 0-937938-83-1. van Schaik, Sam (2011). Tibet: A History. Yale University Press. van Schaik, Sam (2013). Approaching the Great Perfection:
Longchenpa
Founder of the Bon tradition
'Bon Buddhists' see Shenrab as a previous Buddha like Kassapa Buddha. Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University Press 2011, pp. 99–100. Karmey,
Tonpa_Shenrab_Miwoche
Armed forces of Tibet from 1913 to 1959
in China 1928–37. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445651927. van Schaik, Sam (2013). Tibet: A History. London, England; New Haven, Connecticut:
Tibetan_Army
Teacher of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism
and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche also taught the shentong view. van Schaik, Sam. "The Great Perfection and the Chinese Monk: Nyingmapa Defenses of
Katok_Tsewang_Norbu
Prince Xizang of the Second Rank
Tsepon W. D. Shakabpa (1967), Tibet: A political history. New York. Van Schaik, Sam (2011). Tibet: A History. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 152
Polhané_Sönam_Topgyé
God in Hinduism and Tantric Buddhism
access or UK public library membership required) Kapstein, Matthew; Van Schaik, Sam (2010). Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang: Rites and Teachings for This
Mahakala
Tibetan Buddhist terma text
Renaissance Seminar, collab.its.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-18. Schaik, Sam van (2007-07-19). "Avalokitesvara in Early Tibet III: Om mani padme hum"
Maṇi_Kambum
van Schaik 2011, p. 6. Latourette 1964, p. 144. Haywood 1998, p. 3.2. Beckwith 1987, p. 21. Beckwith 1987, p. 22. Beckwith 1987, p. 23. van Schaik 2011
Timeline of the Tibetan Empire
Timeline_of_the_Tibetan_Empire
Dutch music school
David Berkman Marc van Roon Jasper Soffers Don Braden Michael Moore Miguel Martinez Ralph Peterson Steve Altenberg Joost van Schaik Sam Burtis Jilt Jansma
Prince_Claus_Conservatoire
12th century Buddhist Master
Philosophy. 28 (4): 361–384. doi:10.1023/A:1004844115222. JSTOR 23496816. Van Schaik, Sam (2020). Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing, and Enchantment through
Vairocanavajra
Khoshut-Mongol Khan and founder of the Khoshut Khanate
Empire of the Steppes. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 523. Schaik, Sam Van. (2011). Tibet: A history. New Haven & London: Yale University Press
Güshi_Khan
Mongol Khoshut ruler and king of Tibet
protectorate in Tibet. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 90-04-03442-0. Van Schaik, Sam (2011). Tibet: A History. Yale University Press. Schwieger, Peter (2015)
Lha-bzang_Khan
Tibetan Lama (1182–1251)
letter is accepted as genuine in Petech, Luciano (1990), p. 9, and Van Schaik, Sam (2011) Tibet: A history. New Haven & London: Yale University Press
Sakya_Pandita
Ancient Tibetan and Chinese documents
shiyō" スタイン蒐集絵入り〈観音経〉冊子（S.6983）—— 敦煌における木筆の使用. Bokubi 墨美 177: 3–45. van Schaik, Sam (2012). 'The Origin of the Headless Style (dbu med) in Tibet.' Tibeto-Burman
Dunhuang_manuscripts
Bantu ethnic group
January 2010. Mokoena, A. (1998). Sesotho Made Easy. Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik. "Poverty in South Africa: Extent of access to food and income". Human
Sotho_people
Story of one of Gautama Buddha's past lives
Mahanipata Jataka Paññāsa Jātaka List of Jatakas Jātaka (Pali Canon) van Schaik & Galambos 2011. Takakusu 2005. "The Wetsandon Jataka translated by John
Vessantara_Jātaka
Former de facto state in East Asia
History of Modern Tibet since 1947, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4481-1429-0 van Schaik, Sam (2013). Tibet: A History. London; New Haven: Yale University Press
Tibet_(1912–1951)
English computer scientist (born 1953)
Manchester is named in his honour. As of 2025[update] this is held by André van Schaik. Furber is married to Valerie Elliott with two daughters, 3 grandchildren
Steve_Furber
2025–present Kiesraad (7 November 2025a). "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" (PDF) (in Dutch)
List of candidates in the 2025 Dutch general election
List_of_candidates_in_the_2025_Dutch_general_election
Australian rules footballer
Daniel Batson 7. Josh Gibson 8. Joseph Krieger 9. Ben Sharp 10. Brendan Van Schaik 11. Ryan Bain 12. Guy Campbell 13. Jarrod Garth 14. Luke Mullins 15. Travis
Scott_McMahon
Buddhist tantra of the Mahayoga class
David (eds.). The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism. Leiden: Brill. Van Schaik, Sam (2007). "In search of the Guhyagarbha tantra". EarlyTibet.com. Guhyagarbha
Guhyagarbha_tantra
Kamerverkiezing 2021" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 August 2024. "Recordaantal van 37 partijen op het stembiljet". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch).
List of candidates in the 2021 Dutch general election
List_of_candidates_in_the_2021_Dutch_general_election
Power in East Asia from 618 to 842/848
Republic of China, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-517426-7 Schaik, Sam van; Galambos, Imre (2011), Manuscripts and Travellers: The Sino-Tibetan
Tibetan_Empire
Buddhist monastery in Tibet, China
"Karma Kagya Tradition". Karma Kagya. Retrieved December 16, 2008. Schaik, Sam van: Tibet – A History, Yale University Press, 2011. The Power-places of
Yangpachen_Monastery
Behavior in social animals
doi:10.1007/BF02557701. PMID 23179531. S2CID 34106634. Aureli F, Van Schaik CP, Van Hooff JA (1989). "Functional aspects of reconciliation among captive
Social_grooming
Division in Tibetan Buddhism and Bon
Instructions". Dudjom Rinpoche. Wisdom Nectar. Snow Lion 2005, page 296. Van Schaik, Sam (2004). Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual
Menngagde
Term used in Buddhist doctrine
Guide to the Guhyagarbha Tantra. Snow Lion. ISBN 978-1-55939-327-0. Van Schaik, Sam (2004). Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual
Luminous_mind
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
Boy/Male
Dutch, Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Malaysian
Sun; Lord Shiva
Biblical
same as Shem
Boy/Male
Hindu
Old
Female
Vietnamese
 Vietnamese name CAM means "orange." Compare with another form of Cam.
Boy/Male
Dutch American
Equivalent of 'de' in French names. Van was sometimes converted from a surname prefix to a given...
Male
English
Unisex short form of English Samantha and Samuel, both SAM means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God."
Boy/Male
American, Armenian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, Hindu, Indian, Scandinavian, Tamil, Vietnamese
Traditional Middle Name to Indicate a Boy; Forest; From the Family of; Lives by a Marsh; Cloud; Knowledge
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sai
Boy/Male
German American
The prefex 'Von' is equivalent of 'Van' in Dutch names and of 'de' in French names.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sweet Voice of Saibaba
Male
Spanish
Short form of Spanish Salvador, SAL means "savior." Compare with feminine Sal.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Good Saraswati
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese
Vietnamese : unexplained.Dutch (De Van) : metonymic occupational name for a winnower or a maker of winnowing fans, from Middle Dutch van(ne) ‘fan’.English : Western English variant of Fann.Czech (Vaň) : from a pet form of the personal name Václav, Old Czech Vęceslav (see Vacek).Ukrainian : from a short form of the personal name Ivan, Slavic form of John.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the personal name Samson (see Samson).Dutch (van Sam) : variant of Van den Sand (see Sand 2).Nigerian and Ghanaian : unexplained.Chinese : variant of Shen.Chinese : variant of Shum.Other Southeast Asian : unexplained.
Male
English
 Short form of English Vance, VAN means "lives by a fen/marsh."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Putaparti Sai baba
Boy/Male
Australian, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Awesome; Soft; Smooth; Fluffy; Polite
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
Girl/Female
Dutch
Of. The Dutch equivalent of 'de' in French names. Some early immigrants to America who dropped...
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Lord Krishna and Sai Baba
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
SAM VAN-SCHAIK
SAM VAN-SCHAIK