Van Wert is a city in and the county seat of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio. The population was 10,846 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio Combined Statistical Area.
The name Dean is of English origin. The meaning of Dean is valley. Dean is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable and is pronounced Dean.
From a surname, which was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, meaning yew in Brythonic, but it was altered by association with Old English Eoforwic, meaning pig farm.