Vance
Taken from the Old English lanugage, the meaning of Vance is ‘marshland’ or ‘from the marsh’. The Biblical meaning of Vance is instead ‘thresher’. Vance is also a topographical name, referring to ‘someone who lives near marshland’. In Hindu, the name Vance refers to somebody who is praiseworthy and kind. Vance was popularized in England in the 19th century because of ‘The Great Vance’, who was a musichall singer in 19th-century England. Roger Miller also wrote a popular song that was titled ‘Vance’. There have been a number of modern personalities with the name such as the astronaut Vance Brand and the baseball players Vance Law and Vance Wilson.
Gender
Boy
Meaning
someone who lives near marshland
Origin
English and Irish
Numerology
V is for valor, your strength.
A is for able, for you surely are.
N is for nice, need I say more?
C is for captive, your web of charm.
E is for electric, a sparkling trait!
Lucky
Vance lucky number is 9.
The mission for 9 is to reach its highest state of consciousness, and to help others also achieve this spiritual awareness. 9 is not afraid to transform, and its malleable spirit inspires others to explore their own ranges of motion. Since 9, in many ways, has transcended the physical plane, it must constantly remember to anchor itself.
Famous People Named Vance
- (Rupert) Vance Hartke U.S. Senator from Indiana
- Vance Michael McAllister U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Vance Gabriel Plauché U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Vance Joy (born James Keogh) Australian singer,songwriter
- Vance Elliott DeGeneres American musician, actor and producer; brother of TV personality Ellen DeGeneres
Vance in Pop Culture
- Vance Duke character on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard"
- Vance Norris character in "The Thing" series
- Vance Weston egocentric young writer in "Hudson River Bracketed" (1929) and "The Gods Arrive" (1932) by Edith Wharton
- Vance Astrovik aka Justice Marvel Comics superhero
- Victor "Vic" Vance character in video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories"
