the etymology and history of first names

View Name: Nancy

NANCY

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: English

PRONOUNCED: NANT-see [key]

Meaning & History

Previously a medieval diminutive of ANNIS, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of ANNE (1). It is now usually regarded as an independent name. During the 20th century it became very popular in the United States. A city in the Lorraine region of France bears this name, though it derives from a different source.

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VARIANTS: Annie, Nan, Nanette, Nannie, Nanny

DIMINUTIVE: Nan

OTHER LANGUAGES: Quanna (African American), Annick (Breton), Anaïs (Catalan), Nensi (Croatian), Ane, Anika, Anita (Danish), Anika, Anita, Anke, Anneke, Annelien, Annika, Anouk, Ans, Antje, Nes, Neske (Dutch), Anu (Estonian), Anita, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu, Niina (Finnish), Anaïs, Annette, Anouk, Ninon (French), Anika, Anina, Anke, Annika, Antje (German), Ági, Anikó, Annuska, Panni (Hungarian), Nainsí (Irish), Annabella, Annetta (Italian), Anita, Anniken (Norwegian), Anaïs (Occitan), Anita, Jagienka, Jagna, Jagusia (Polish), Anabela, Anita (Portuguese), Anca (Romanian), Anica, Anika, Anita, Neža (Slovene), Anabel, Anita (Spanish), Anita, Annika (Swedish)

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United States	ranked #540
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