Lance

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Germanic languages, pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance.

Origin

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

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