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 [ 2 syll. nan-cy, na-ncy ] The girl name Nancy is pronounced as NAENSiy KEY. Nancy is largely used in English and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Nancy is a pet form of the name Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French). Nancy is also an English pet form of the name Hannah (English, French, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish). Nancy is a classic favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for girls, though not to the extent it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1947, 1.784% of baby girls were named Nancy. Its ranking then was #7. The baby name has since suffered a steep fall in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.041% and its ranking #379. Out of the group of girl names directly related to Nancy, Hannah (English, French, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish) was the most frequently used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Nancy's by 11 times. The name Nancy has been predominantly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the past century. In 1952, 505 times as many girls than boys were given the name Nancy. Baby names that sound like Nancy include Nanci (English), Nacia (Polish), Naja (Arabic), Najah (Arabic), Naoko (Japanese), Nasya (Hebrew), Necha (Spanish), Necho (Spanish), Neci, Necia (Hungarian), Neisha (English and Indian), Neka, Nesa (English), Nesho (Spanish), Nesi (English), Nessa (English, Irish, Russian, Latvian, and Lithuanian), Nessi (English), Nessie (English and Scottish), Nessy (English), and Netia (English and Hebrew). Details of famous persons named Nancy: KEY: Pronunciation for Nancy: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
