Nancy Name Meaning
Nancy meaning
Name :
Nancy
Gender :
Feminine
Meaning of Nancy :
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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 :
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
More About Name : Nancy
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Nancy is a variant of the name Ann. Originally a nickname first used as a given name in the 18th century. Ann is a form of Hannah, which is a Hebrew name meaning "grace."
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Originated as a pet form of Nan, which was originally a pet form of Ann (gracious, full of grace).
Name Analysis of Nancy
Character Analysis of Nancy : Persons with the name Nancy, are generally active, daring, non-conventional, unpredictable and attracted by the physical senses and indulgences. They may be opportunistic and pragmatic, and at times they can be very, very persuasive.
Love Life of Nancy : Person share everything with the person of their love. If Persons are going to meet their most primal instincts nothing can slow them down.
Name Letter Analysis of Nancy
N : Persons are a "think outside the box" kind of person -- creative and originalA : Persons are their own person: ambitious and freethinkingN : Persons are a "think outside the box" kind of person -- creative and originalC : Persons wear their heart on their sleeve. Lucky ones, since they have a strong instinct about matters of the heartY : Persons are freedom-loving and like to break rules and push the envelope
Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name Nancy
Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Nancy is Kanya and Moon sign associated with the name Nancy is Virgo.
The name Nancy has Earth element. Mercury is the Ruling Planet for the name Nancy . The name Nancy having moon sign as Virgo is represented by The Virgin and considered as Mutable .
Normally, people with the name Nancy listen to their heart rather than using their brain. Such people are shy and hesitant.
Other name options, having Virgo moon sign are name starting with : Pa, Pi, Pu, Sha, Tha, Thha, Pe, Po, Ttha, Ph, Pr, Py.
Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name Nancy
The name Nancy is suitable for baby born in Ardra nakshatra
Ardra Nakshatra: "The moist one"
Symbol: Teardrop, diamond, a human head
Deity : Rudra, the storm god
Indian zodiac: 6° 40' - 20° Mithuna
Western zodiac: 2° 40' - 16° Cancer
Famous Name Nancy
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Nancy Wake
is an Australian war heroine who became the the Allies' most decorated servicewoman of World War II. She fought alongside the maquis groups of the French Resistance.Born in Roseneath, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 August 1912, her family moved to Sydney, Australia in 1914. She was two years old at the time, and the youngest and most independent of six children. Later, her father left the family to return to New Zealand, leaving her mother to raise the children. In Sydney, she attended the North Sydney Girls High School. At the age of 16, she ran away from home and worked as a nurse. With 200 she received from the will of her aunt Hinamoa, the 'disgrace' of her mother's family, she journeyed to London, then New York where she trained herself as a journalist. In the 1930s she worked in Paris. Later she worked for Hearst newspapers European correspondent. In 1935 she witnessed the rise of Adolf Hitler, Nazis, and saw the violence towards Jews, gays, gypsies, and protesters on the Paris streets and in Vienna.
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Muma Nancy
a dancehall DJ and singer. She has been known to the world as the first original dancehall female DJ with her dominating voice for over three decades" on the dancehall scene.[1] One of her most famous songs is "Bam Bam", labelled as a "well-known reggae anthem" by BBC and a "classic" by The Observer.[2][3]Nancy was one of 15 siblings.[4] Her brother Robert is better known as Brigadier Jerry, and by her mid-teens, she would occasionally perform on the Jahlove Music sound system that he worked with.[4] In 1980, producer Winston Riley was the first to take her into the studio, resulting in her first single, "Papa Dean" for his Techniques label.[4] Nancy went on to perform at Reggae Sunsplash, making her the first female deejay ever to perform there, and she is also the first female Jamaican deejay to tour internationally. She had further success with singles such as "One Two", "Money Can't Buy Me Love", "Transport Connection" and "Bam Bam". Her debut album, One Two was released in 1982.
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