帆（fan）
Name meaning
帆 (fan) means sail. In a given name it suggests motion, favorable wind, departure, travel and the courage to move across open water.
Practical naming use
帆 (fan) is a clean, active image character. It is good for names that should feel hopeful, mobile and outward-looking, especially when the person wants a sense of journey rather than settled stillness. The best pairings add direction, peace or learning. A sail works as a human image because it suggests readiness, timing and courage, but only becomes a name when paired with an inner quality.
Pair 帆 (fan) with direction, calm or purpose: 帆远 (Fanyuan), 帆安 (Fanan), 帆明 (Fanming) or 帆文 (Fanwen). Avoid another travel character if it makes the name feel like a slogan.
帆远 (Fanyuan): Fan contributes sail, journey with wind; Yuan adds far, long-range.
Reference
Wang Wan · Mooring Under Beigu Mountain
Historical / name-use references
岳元声 (yue yuan sheng)（号石帆 (hao shi fan)）
Ming dynasty official whose literary name included Shifan; 帆 (Fan) appears directly in this recorded name, style name, title, or literary nickname.