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Vance

Vance

English

Proper noun

Vance

  1. A habitational surname​.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname; of mostly American usage.

References

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /væns/
  • Rhymes: -æns

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