Nancy
Origin of the name Nancy:
Originated as a pet form of Nan, which was originally a pet form of Ann (gracious, full of grace).
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- Nicknames for Nancy: | Edit
Nan, Nance, Nanny, Nanners
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Nancy began as a nickname for Ann(e), branching off from the older pet form Nan. It eventually became accepted as an independent name.
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Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
Nancy Allen, American actress
Nancy Allen, American harpist
Nancy Carrillo, Cuban volleyball player
Nancy Cartwright, American actress best known as the voice of Bart Simpson
Nancy Dell'Olio, Italian lawyer
Nancy Grace, American prosecutor & TV personality
Nancy Greene, Canadian alpine skier
Nancy Hower, American actress, director, screenwriter and producer
Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater
Nancy Lynn, American entrepreneur, pilot, and public speaker
Nancy McArthur, American children's author
Nancy McCredie, Canadian track and field athlete
Nancy McKeon, American actress
Nancy McLeón, Cuban track and field athlete
Nancy Marchand, American actress
Nancy Metcalf, American volleyball player
Nancy Mitford, English novelist, biographer and "Bright Young Thing"
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Nancy Reagan, former First Lady of the United States
Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress, daughter of Frank Sinatra
Nancy Spungen, ex-girlfriend of Sid Vicious and murder victim
Nancy Vallecilla, Ecuadorian athlete
Nancy Wilson, American jazz singer
Nancy Yi Fan, Chinese-American author- Nancy in song, story & screen: | Edit
"Nancy," cartoon character (with Sluggo)
"Nancy," love interest in American folk song "When First Unto this Country"
Nancy Botwin is the anti-hero of the American television show "Weeds." The character is in her late 30s, widowed, and deals 'weed' to support her family.
"Nancy With the Laughing Face", classic song by Frank Sinatra, in honor of his daughter Nancy.
Nancy, a character from Oliver Twist
Nancy Blackett, a character from Swallows and Amazons series of books by Arthur Ransome
Nancy Callahan, a character from Sin City
Nancy Drew, the heroine detective of a popular mystery series
Nancy Gribble, a character from "King of the Hill". Wife of Dale Gribble.
Nancy Hayton, a regular character in Channel 4 Soap Opera, Hollyoaks
Nancy Thompson, the heroine from two of the Nightmare on Elm Street films
Nancy, a radio dispatcher that assigns missions on the Chase HQ series of video games
Nancy, one of Blofeld's Angels of Death in the adaptation of Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Nancy Maitland, character on the '70s TV series "Family" played by Meredith Baxter
"Nancy boy" was an old slang term for an effeminate or homosexual male.
Fancy Nancy, children's book series
NameVoyager US Popularity of Nancy Over Time
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Global Popularity of the Name Nancy
- #379 in United States
- #414 in Canada (Alberta)
- #418 in Scotland
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