Pleasance
From Old French plaisance, "pleasantness, delight".
Meaning and origin
Pleasance began as a medieval given name built directly from an Old French word for pleasantness or delight, the same root that gives modern English "pleasant" and "pleasure".
How to pronounce Pleasance
| English (US) | PLEZ-ənss /ˈplɛzəns/ |
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