THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Lance
Lance is recorded as a male given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Lance.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Lance.
a male given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A male given name from the Germanic languages; by folk etymology associated with a lance.; A diminutive of the male given name Lancelot.; A male given name transferred from the surname.
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People with the name Lance
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Lance Lucido
actor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Lance Serrano
Filipino actor, commercial model and gym instructor
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Lance Lucido, Lance Serrano
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Lance in the birth records
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Similar names to Lance
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Lanie·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- France♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Ladie·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Lan·Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Lando♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lang♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Lani♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lanier·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Lance?
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Explore Lance further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q1801787 — Lance (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Lance Lucido (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1801787 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Lance Serrano (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1801787 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lance (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lance (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.