What is the name meaning of LANCE. Phrases containing LANCE
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LANCE
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Reinger, Rainger, composed of the Germanic elements ragin ‘advice’, ‘counsel’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’, ‘lance’.English : occupational name for a maker of rings (see Ring 1) or for a bell ringer, from Middle English ring(en) ‘to ring’, Old English hringan.German : occupational name for a turner, someone who made objects by rotating them on a lathe or wheel.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from Geribodo, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements gÄr, gÄ“r, ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + bodo originally ‘lord’, ‘master’, but early reinterpreted as ‘messenger’. The name was borne notably by a 7th-century saint, bishop of Bayeux; as a result of his cult the name was popular among the Normans and introduced by them into England.English (of Norman origin) : from Geribald, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geri, gari ‘spear’ + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’. This name owed its popularity largely to a 9th-century saint, bishop of Châlons-sur-Seine.
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English
English : unexplained. The form De Lancey is also found in British records; it may well be a habitational name from Lancey in Isère, France.
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Arthurian
, (Sir) knight of the Round Table (the servant).
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French
Norman French Arthurian legend name of the bravest Knight of the Round Table who betrayed King Arthur by having an affair with Queen Guinevere. The name is probably a diminutive form of Lance ("land") or the word lance (the weapon), LANCELOT means either "little land" or "little lance."
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English
English : variant of Garrett 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Gerwald, composed of the elements gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + wald- ‘rule’.
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French
 Old French form of German Lanzo, LANCE means "land." Compare with another form of Lance.
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English
English : from a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements hari, heri ‘army’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
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American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Jamaican, Latin
Land; A Lance; A Light Spear
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Arthurian Legend American
Mother of Lancelot.
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English
English : from the Germanic personal name Lanzo, originally a short form of various compound names with the first element land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (for example, Lambert), but later used as an independent name. It was introduced to England by the Normans, for whom it was a popular name among the ruling classes, perhaps partly because of association with Old French lance ‘lance’, ‘spear’ (see 2).French : metonymic name for a soldier who carried a lance, or a nickname for a skilled fighter, from Old French lance.
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English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : from Gerberht, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements gÄr, gÄ“r, ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ (see Gebert 1). There has been some confusion with Garbutt.
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English
English : from either of two Germanic personal names introduced to Britain by the Normans: Gerard, composed of the elements gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’; and Gerald, composed of the elements gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + wald ‘rule’.
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English
English : occupational name meaning ‘servant of Gay’.French : from a Germanic personal name Gaidman or Gaidmar, of which the first element is gaida ‘point (of a lance)’.German (Gaymann) : variant of Gau 1, reinforced by the addition of man ‘man’.Americanized spelling of German Gehmann (see Gehman).
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Arthurian Legend
Father of Lancelot.
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English
English : unexplained.Americanized spelling of German Eimes, a patronymic from a short form of the Germanic personal name Agimo, formed with agi ‘point (of a sword or lance)’ (Old High German ecka).
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English
English : variant of Matter.English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a mattress maker or seller, from Middle English, Old French materas, or less likely for a maker of crossbow bolts, spears, and lances, from the Middle English homonym materas.Dutch : variant of Matter 2.
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English
 English name derived from the Old French word lance, LANCE means "lance (the weapon)." Compare with another form of Lance.
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English (chiefly Lancashire) and French (Gérard)
English (chiefly Lancashire) and French (Gérard) : from the personal name Gerard, Gérard, introduced to Britain from France by the Normans; it is composed of the Germanic elements gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
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Arthurian Legend American French Greek
In Arthurian legend, Elaine was mother to Sir Lancelot's son Galahad.
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n.
A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle.
n.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
v. t.
To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
v. t.
To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
a.
Lanceolate.
v. t.
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
n.
One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers.
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One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a member of a mounted body of men armed with lances, attached to the cavalry service of some nations.
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A lancet.
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Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate.
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A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.
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An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; -- called also lance corporal.
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Alt. of Lancegaye
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Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.
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Alt. of Lanceolated
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Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate.
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Like a lance.
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of Lance
v. t.
To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.