Tracy - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Tracy \t-ra-

, also used as girl's name Tracy, is pronounced TRAY-see. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "warlike". Surname dating from before the Norman conquest. Also possibly derived from a Norman French place name based on a Gallic Latin personal name, Thrax or Thracius, whose meaning has been lost. Actor Tracey Walter; author Tracy Kidder; basketball player Tracy McGrady.

Tracy has 3 variant forms: Trace, Tracey and Treacy.

Baby names that sound like Tracy are Darcy and Tris.

Tracy is a very common first name for men (#291 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1082 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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