English Explanatory Dictionary

Vance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A town in Tuscaloosa County and Bibb County, Alabama.
  5. A township in Vermilion County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Quitman County and Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
  7. An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
  8. A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
  9. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
  10. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈvæns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Vance.wav /ˈveə̯ns/ /ˈvɛə̯ns/ /ˈvɑːns/

Word forms

Vance Vances

Etymology

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

Derived words

Vanceburg Vance County Vance Creek

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 萬斯 /万斯
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