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First name origin & meaning:

Old English: Dispenser, keeper

First name variations: Spence, Spenser

Last name origin & meaning:

English: occupational name for someone employed in the pantry of a great house or monastery, from Middle English spense ‘larder’ + the agent suffix -er.

Famous people who gave their babies this name: Kelsey Grammer, Cuba Gooding, Gena Lee Nolin

This name appears in the following lists: Presidents' Kids, Silver Screen