| The girl name Macy [ 2 syll. ma-cy, mac-y ] is pronounced MEYSiy KEY. Macy is of Old French origin and it is used mainly in the English language. Developed from the element masse meaning 'weapon'. The name is of uncertain origin; it could also be from a surname ultimately derived from the name Thomas, or else it could be from the medieval form of Matthias. Variations of Macy include Macey (English) and Macie (English). See also the related forms, Matthias (English and German) and Thomas (English, French, German, and Scandinavian). Macy is popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2003 with 0.074% of baby girls being given the name Macy. It ranked at #219 then. In 2007, it ranked at #281 with a usage of 0.058%, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its group. 70% more girls were named Macy than the next most popular name, Macie (English), in 2007. Baby names that sound like Macy include Macey (English), Macie (English), Maggi (English), Maggie (English), Maggy (English), Maisie (English and Scottish), Maja (Scandinavian and German), Mascha (German and Russian), Masha (Russian), Mattea (Italian), Maxi (German), Meggy (English), Micah (English), Mimozë (Albanian), Minka (Polish), Missie (English), Missy (English), Moesha (English), Monique (French), Madge (English), Maica (Spanish), Maike (Frisian and German), Maj (Scandinavian), Meg (English), Meike (Frisian and German), Micke (Dutch), Mieke (German), Mimoza (Albanian, Slavic, and Turkish), Monica (English, Italian, and Portuguese), Monika (German, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Mónica (Spanish), and Manjula (Indian). KEY: Pronunciation for Macy: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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