Vance

//væns// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

    "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."

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

Example

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"Why doesn't JD Vance embrace Hinduism?"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Vance CountyVance Creek

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