Nancy

See also nancy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænsi

Etymology 1

Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes.

Proper noun

Nancy (plural Nancys)

1. A female given name.
   • 1792 Robert Burns: Ae Fond Kiss:

     I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,

     Naething could resist my Nancy:

     But to see her was to love her;

     Love but her, and love forever.

   • 1913 Eleanor Porter: Pollyanna: Chapter 7:

     "And they've got lovely names, too. You'll like their names," sighed Nancy. "They're 'Algernon' and 'Florabelle' and 'Estelle'. I - I just hate Nancy!"

     "Oh, Nancy, what a dreadful thing to say! Why?"

     "Because it isn't pretty like the others. You see, I was the first baby, and mother hadn't begun ter read so many stories with the pretty names in them, then."

Derived terms

• nance, Nance
• Nancy boy
• nonce

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Nancy

1. A city in NE France.

Anagrams

• canny

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French

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Nancy

1. A female given name borrowed from English.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Nancy

1. Nancy (the city).

Derived terms

• nancéien
• Nancéien