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What does Nancy mean?
Nancy 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced NAN-cee. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nancy is "He (God) has favored me". Variant of Ann. Originally a nickname first used as a given name in the 18th century. First Lady Nancy Reagan; skater Nancy Kerrigan; writer Nancy Mitford. Also form of Anne. Also form of Nan.
ASSOCIATED WITH 18th century, lady (noble)
Variations
VARIANTS Nainsey, Nainsi, Nance, Nancee, Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nancsi, Nanice, Nann, Nanncey, Nanncy, Nannie▼, Nanny, Nansee, Nansey
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Nacy, ..
(male) Nanco, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nancy Kaitlyn (N.K.), ..
How popular is Nancy?
Nancy is a very popular first name for women (#12 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#60390 out of 150436, Top 40%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Nancy reached its top position of #7 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is presently at #839. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Nancy (#839 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Ann (#983), Anne (#599), Nan, Nancee, Nanci, Nancie, Nannie and Nanny. These forms of Nancy were popular during the years 1940-1949 (MEDIAN #734) and are now much less common (#1602, ▼97.5%), with versions such as Ann becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Cacy, Cascy, Dacy, Daicy, Darcy, Fancy, Jacy, Jency, Kacy▼, Lacy▼, Macy, Maicy, Marcy▼, Nady, Nana, Nanda, Nani, Nania, Nanna, Nanney, Nanni, Nanon, Nanor, Natty, Tacy and Yancy. These names tend to be less commonly used than Nancy.
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