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    Vance

    VANS

    English
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Marshland; From the fen
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Vance does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Marshland; From the fen", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Vance.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1960s (0.021% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Vance is the wilderness transformed — dry ground made into watersprings, the desert blossoming as a rose, God's abundance where there was nothing.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 107:35

      "He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings."

    • Isaiah 35:1

      "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose."

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