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Vance in Japanese

ヴァンス

Vance, when pronounced "vans", is ヴァンス (vansu) in katakana.

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Shared by Vivian Vance and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Emmy-winning actress Vivian Vance (ヴィヴィアン・ヴァンス), Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy (ヴァンス・ジョイ), and football player and coach Vance Joseph (ヴァンス・ジョーゼフ). It's also the katakana spelling for mystery and speculative fiction writer Jack Vance (ジャック・ヴァンス).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Vance Family is My Life," "Vance Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Vance Family Is My Life
Vance Family Is My Life vans ヴァンス Vance in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vance Family Is My Life
Vance Family Is My Life vans ばんす Vance in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vance Family Bonds Are Forever
Vance Family Bonds Are Forever vans ヴァンス Vance in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Vance Family Bonds Are Forever
Vance Family Bonds Are Forever vans ばんす Vance in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Vance Japanese Tattoo Designs

Vance in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Vance in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Vance in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Vance, when pronounced vans, is ヴァンス (vansu) in katakana and ばんす (bansu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Vance in Katakana (Vertical)
Vance katakana, vertical
Vance in Katakana (Horizontal)
Vance katakana, horizontal
Vance in Hiragana (Vertical)
Vance hiragana, vertical
Vance in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Vance hiragana, horizontal

Vance Meaning Marsh

Names have meanings and Vance means Marsh which in kanji is 沼沢 read shōtaku. These beautiful designs of Vance with the meaning marsh make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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