At a Glance: Name: Lance – Meaning: land – Origin: Germanic (short form of names built on 'land') – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: LANSS
Lance is a Germanic (short form of names built on 'land') boy's name meaning “land”.
Meaning & Origin of Lance
Meaning: Land.
Origin: Germanic (short form of names built on 'land').
A common claim: Commonly thought to mean 'spear' or refer to the weapon (a lance). Actually: The link to the weapon is a folk etymology. Lance comes from the Germanic element 'land,' via the short form Lanzo.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Lance
Phonetic: LANSS IPA: /ˈlæns/
Popularity of Lance
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1899–2024.
