rance/ɹæns/EtymologyFrom Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.rance means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nameA surname.A river in Brittany, France, which flows into the English Channel.nounA type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.A prop or shore.A round or spreader between the legs of a chair.verbTo prop or shore up.