Vance

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈvæns//
//ˈveə̯ns//
//ˈvɛə̯ns//
//ˈvɑːns//

A habitational surname from Old English.

proper noun

1
A habitational surname from Old English.
Springfield resident Denise Williams' phone began blowing up on Monday while she was spending time with her children and grandchildren, not long after Vance posted.
Taylor Van Kirk, a spokeswoman for Mr. Vance, said the vice president had not been aware the request had been made to alter the water flow into the Little Miami River on Aug. 2. The Vances took the boat excursion on the vice president’s 41st birthday.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
3
A number of places in the United States: A town in Tuscaloosa County and Bibb County, Alabama.
4
A number of places in the United States: A township in Vermilion County, Illinois.
5
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Quitman County and Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
6
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
7
A number of places in the United States: A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
8
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
9
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: Vances

vampire · A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to…van · A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less…Van · A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in…

Vance · A habitational surname from Old English.

Vancouver · A surname.vandalism · Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as…vanessa · Any butterfly of the genus Vanessa.

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