Common garter snakes are infected by a parasitic nematode that lives in the tissues of their tail. Snakes with this condition often have shortened or stubby tails. The nematodes live part of their lifecycle in small aquatic crustaceans and in amphibian larvae. The snakes are infected when they eat the amphibian larvae.
Vanora's language of origin is Welsh. The meaning of Vanora is 'white wave'. Variant forms of Vanora include the names Vannora, Vanorah, Vanorea, Vanoree, Vanorey, Vanori, Vanoria, Vanorie, Vanory, and Vanorya. Vanora is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.
Van [van] as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Van) is pronounced van. It is of Danish origin, and the meaning of Van is of. Equivalent of de in French names. Also a nickname for Evan. Van was sometimes converted from a surname prefix to a given name by early immigrants to America. The name became familiar in the 1950s due to actors Van Johnson and Van Heflin.