What does Lance mean?

Lance means "land, territory, homeland"

How do we pronounce Lance?

Lance \lan-ce, la-nce\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Lance is pronounced LahNS- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Lance: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Lance?

Lance's language of origin is Germanic and Old French, and it is used predominantly in English, French, and German. Germanic origin: The name developed from Lanzo (Germanic), itself a diminutive of Germanic names with the first element lant ('land, territory, homeland'). During the Middle Ages, the name became associated with the Old French lance ('lance, spear'). In modern use, it is often taken as a short form of Lancelot, although it usually originates from the transferred use of the surname derived from the medieval first name. Lance is a shortening (English and German) of nicknames for Lancelot (English). Variations of Lance consist of Lancey definition, Lancy pronounciation, meaning of Lando (German), name Lanse origin, short names for Lantz (English), Lanz meaning and origin (Italian), what does the name Lanzo mean (German), and Launce name popularity (English). The diminutive forms name Lancelin meaning (English) and meaning of Lanny (English) are other variants of the name. See also the related forms, Lambert name variations (Dutch, English, French, and German) and name Landolf origin (German). Lance is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity grew from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1970, 0.218% of baby boys were named Lance. It ranked at #76 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #445 with a usage of only 0.029%, however it was nevertheless the most regularly used out of all boy names in its group.

The following famous people share the name Lance:

  • Actor Lance Percival, born 26 July 1933, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
  • Bicycle Racer Lance Armstrong, born 18 September 1971, Plano, Texas
  • Singer Lance Bass, born James Lance Bass, May 4, 1979, Laurel, Mississippi.

List of baby names that sound like Lance:

Léonce meaning of name (French), Laing meaning and origin, name Lang meaning (English), Lange meaning, name Lanse, meaning of Lanz (Italian), what does the name Launce mean (English), name Leng, Lenge name popularity, nicknames for Lenix, name Lenixe origin, meaning of Lenoxe, baby name Lenz (German), Linc name popularity (English), what does the name Linch mean (English), what does the name Lines mean, name Link (English), name Long origin (Chinese, English, and Vietnamese), what does the name Longe mean, and Luong definition (Vietnamese).

The baby name Lance fun facts:

The name Lance in reverse order is "Ecnal".

The numerological value of the name Lance is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Lance?

Lance is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.02%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames