Comments for TRACY:

Tracy is of English or Irish background meaning "brave".

-- trayc53  4/17/2005

Tracy Lord was a character played by Katharine Hepburn in 1940's "The Philadelphia Story" and by Grace Kelly in 1956's "High Society".

-- alberto  5/10/2005

Spencer Tracy was a famous actor who starred with Katherine Hepburn in many movies.

-- breakofday  12/16/2005

Actress Tracy Pollan is the wife of Michael J Fox.

-- Anonymous User  12/19/2005

It's a trashy name, like its rhyming twin Stacy. Yuck.

-- Dogsy  1/16/2006

Very ugly. Can't stand it.

-- Anonymous User  5/19/2006

My name is Tracy, and for the most part, I like it, especially the way the 'y' looks at the end. It's pretty. However, I can't stand when people spell it like 'Tracey', but other than that it's fine. (*I'm definitely not "trashy", nor are any other Tracys that I've met in my life, so I don't know where people get that impression!*)

-- Anonymous User  7/3/2006

Tracy Turnblad is the main character in "Hairspray," which in case you didn't know is a Broadway Musical. In the original Broadway cast she was played by Marissa Jaret Winokur.

-- lucky3teen  7/10/2006

My name's Tracy and I absolutely love it. I am the only Tracy in the whole grade, it's awesome being an individual. I disagree that it's trashy, it's not. I hate when people spell it Tracey, or Traci, it's not flattering, and yes it does rhyme with Stacy which can be a trashy name.

-- Anonymous User  8/26/2006

I like the name. I never did before, but I've met a Tracy and a Tracey, both of whom are great people and have changed my view of the name.

-- Anonymous User  11/9/2006

Singer Tracy Chapman is a famous bearer.

-- bibi66  1/20/2007

There are some names that I just don't like and this is one of them.

-- michi_vane  2/24/2007

I read that the inherent meaning is "warrior".

-- Royal Vampire  3/5/2007

Country singer Tracy Lawrence is a famous bearer.

-- waseom  5/12/2007

My cousin's name is Tracy. I think it suits her but personally I don't like it very much. I think it's the 't' at the beginning that makes it sound odd.

-- Anonymous User  5/25/2007

I think people may find the name 'trashy' due to its association with the porn star Traci Lords.

-- Anonymous User  7/24/2007

Tracy Louise Freeland is the name of Evan Rachel Wood's character in the movie Thirteen.

-- Anonymous User  8/5/2007

I don't like this name because of its sound. Sorry.

-- yuan  10/14/2007

No one mentioned the Country singer Tracy Byrd yet!

-- Lyric  1/12/2008

Basketball player Tracy McGrady (male) is a famous bearer.

-- jasmineenimsaj  3/22/2008

My name is Tracey and although I've never particularly cared for it I certainly don't think it sounds trashy! Spelling it without the e looks more like a man's name.

-- Anonymous User  3/28/2008

The first time I heard this name I thought it sounded a little silly and unconventional. The name sounds modern but not hip at all. It is not a good business name even though some with this name are famous.

-- regina  3/31/2008

I don't like this name much, even though it is the title of a lovely track by Mogwai. So is Cody, after all, and I dislike Cody even more as a name. This name sounds both sort of middle-aged-woman-like and girly. It sounds more mature than Stacy and the very little-girl-like Lacy, but like most names ending in the ''ee'' sound (Finley being an exception), Tracy sounds quite youthful. The name just isn't pretty at all. I can't imagine this name on males.

-- slight night shiver  5/10/2008

Tracy ´Ice T´ Morrow and Darlene Ortiz have a son Tracy.

-- MaggieSimpson  6/2/2008

The really full-of-herself Jacqueline Wilson character has made me hate this name. Urgh. Tracy. And I'd also like to point out that it was from Irish origin.

-- cheeseface  6/12/2008

On a boy? Really? The only time I've heard Tracy on a boy was in Pokemon.

-- Clodagh  9/21/2008

Saturday Night Live alum Tracy Morgan bears this name. He is now on the TV show 30 Rock.

-- Grimscarlett  10/4/2008

Amusing that people post--with great authority, apparently--what they believe to be the origin of this name. They seem to be ignoring the information this very website provides on its etymology. People look at one baby name book and think they "know" what a name means. In fact, the origins of many names are disputed. And in this case, the name MAY indeed have multiple sources. You'll note that it can be said to be derived from Theresa. Obviously, this would only apply to the female name. It is also a common last name, and those are the origins that are disputed.

-- gbcallahan  7/1/2009

Tracy, while dated, is not trashy. Stacy, however, is very.

-- Anonymous User  11/12/2009

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