Hated him (9 years old) until he gave my brother and I pocket knives. Then he was the greatest ever and we were glad to see him around.
Still works the ranges down in Argentina last I heard.
Lance is about as manly as it gets, named for a long spear used from horseback.
I like Norman names.
Sometimes perfectly good names fall out of favor for one reason or another. At one time Agnes and Ethel were very popular and perfectly acceptable names. Nowadays? Not so much.