Vance

Vance

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /væns/

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• 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.

Derived terms

• Vanceburg
• Vance County
• Vance Creek

Translations

Translations

Chinese: Mandarin: 萬斯／万斯 (Wànsī)

References

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

Anagrams

• Caven, can've