Nancy Name Meaning

Gender :

Feminine

Meaning of Nancy :

Used in country/religion :

American , Assamese , Bengali , French , Gujarati , Hawaiian , Hebrew , Hindu , Kannada , Lebanese , Malayalam , Marathi , Oriya , Swedish , Tamil , Telugu

Variant Names of Nancy:

Nainsey, Nainsi, Nance, Nancee, Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nancsi, Nanice, Nann, Nanncey, Nan, Nanita, Nann, Nanncey, Nanncy, Nainsey, Nainsi, Nance, Nancee

Rhyming Names of Nancy: 

Names Similar to Nancy :

Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nancsi

Popularity Rank :

Nancy name was top ranked at 24 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 820 position in American during year 2015

Name Nancy has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 41 position. 1001342 numbers of people were named Nancy so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The feminine name Nancy was previously a medieval diminutive of Annis, which is the medieval English version of Agnes that is taken from the Greek hagnos meaning “chaste”. However, since the 18th century, the name has become a diminutive of Ann, which is ultimately taken from the Hebrew name Channah that means “grace” or “favour”. Many regard the name to be independent nowadays.

 

The name became common in the 20th century in the United States. There are many notable people with the name, from Nancy Alexiadi the Greek singer to Nancy Hayfield the American editor, author and publisher.

Nancy Numerology :

Personality No. 2. People with name Nancy are followers & not leaders. They are docile, sensitive, gentle & kind. They love tranquility. They give in easily. They lack initiative. They like the opposite sex. Person with Nancy having 2 as Personality number give undue importance to family. They are helpful & friendly. They are artistic & imaginative. They are gracious, truthful & straightforward. More Numerology