Vance

English

Etymology

From a Southern English dialectal form of Old English fenn (“marsh, bog”). [1]

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /væns/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æns

Proper noun

Vance (plural Vances)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.

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References
  1. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.

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