Nancy
See also: nancy
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editMedieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes. Compare Betsy, Patsy.
Proper noun
editNancy (plural Nancys)
- 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 H. Porter, chapter 7, in Pollyanna[1], L.C. Page, →OCLC:
- "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
editTranslations
editfemale given name
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editNancy
- A city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, north-eastern France.
Translations
editcity in northeastern France
Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editNancy
- a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
French
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editNancy f
- a female given name from English
Etymology 2
editFrom the medieval name, Medieval Latin Nanciacum, from Old High German Nanzig.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNancy m
- Nancy (a city, the prefecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France)
Derived terms
editNorman
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editNancy f
- a female given name
Derived terms
editTagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnansi/ [ˈn̪an̪.sɪ]
- Rhymes: -ansi
- Syllabification: Nan‧cy
Proper noun
editNancy (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- a female given name from English
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