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Lance

A male given name from the Germanic languages; by folk etymology associated with a lance.

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Origin
Germanic
Pronunciation (IPA)
/lɑːns/, /læns/

Etymology

The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the Germanic element *land; see land. Doublet of Lanzo.

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What does the name Lance mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages; by folk etymology associated with a lance.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).