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♂ Tracy (boy)
What does Tracy mean?
Tracy ▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Tracy) is pronounced TRAY-see. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Tracy 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.
STARTS WITH Tr-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, warlike (fierce), surname, norman, conquest (victory)
Variations
VARIANTS Trace, Tracey▼, Treacy
FEMININE FORM Teresa
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Tarcy, ..
(female) Tramy, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tracy Marcelo (T.M.), ..
How popular is Tracy?
Tracy is a very popular first name for men (#291 out of 1220, Top 24%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#1093 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Tracy reached its top rank of #118 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Tracy ranked in the Top 2000 are Trace (#743 LAST YEAR) and Tracey. These relations of Tracy reached the top of their popularity during the years 1960-1969 (MEDIAN #585) and are now significantly less conventional (#1581, DOWN 89.7%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Dacy, Jacy, Kacy, Lacy▼, Macy, Stacy▼, Tay, Terach, Thady, Trai, Trail, Travys, Traye, Trey▼ and Troy▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Tracy.
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