# Vance

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈvæns/ · frequency rank #16,379

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A number of places in the United States:
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## Etymology
From a Southern English dialectal form of Old English fenn (“marsh, bog”).

## Easily confused with
- **vice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vice)
- **vine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vine)
- **vase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vase)
- **vape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vape)
- **vane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vane)
- **voice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-voice)
- **venue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-venue)
- **Vince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vince)
- **Vasco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vasco)
- **Venice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-venice)
- **van** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/van-vs-vance)
- **vac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vac-vs-vance)
- **vale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vance)
- **vaca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vaca-vs-vance)
- **value** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/value-vs-vance)
- **valve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valve-vs-vance)
- **vague** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vague-vs-vance)
- **Valle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valle-vs-vance)
- **valence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valence-vs-vance)

## Common misspellings (8)
`avnce`, `vacne`, `vancce`, `vanec`, `vannce`, `vence`, `vnace`, `vvance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vance