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GirlEnglishHistorical name

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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