Vance
[væns]Meaning
from an English surname derived from Old English fenn, "marsh, fen"
Background Story
Vance comes from an English surname, from a southern English dialectal form of Old English fenn, meaning "marsh, bog". It is also used as a masculine given name, a transferred use of the surname, and ranked among the top 1,000 names given to newborn American boys during the 20th and early 21st centuries. Van is a diminutive.
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