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Nancy

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Nancy: Diminutive of Hebrew Ann Meaning of Nancy: "the Lord has favored me" Nancy's Popularity in 2012: #651
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Even if Nancy is now a middle-aged name, it still has a pleasantly light and airy feel. This year, it's on the decline, falling 90 places to number 469.

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Famous People Named Nancy

Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan
Nancy Pelosi, American politician
Nancy Sinatra, American actress/singer; daughter of Frank
Nancy Cartwright, American actress
Nancy Kerrigan, American Olympic figure skating champ
Nancy Mitford, English writer
Nancy McKeon, American actress
Nancy Wake, New Zealand agent in World War II
Nancy Grace, American legal commentator and prosecutor
Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of the Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious
Nancy Storace, English soprano
Nancy Cameron, daughter of British Prime Minister, David Cameron

Pop Culture References for the Name Nancy

Nancy Botwin, main character of the Showtime series Weeds.
Nancy Drew, fictional teen detective
Nancy, tragic female heroine of 'Oliver Twist'
Nancy, character from Archie & Friends
Nancy Callahan, Jessica Alba's character in 'Sin City'

Nicknames & Variations for Nancy

Nan, Nana, Nance, Nancee, Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nanette, Nanita, Nann, Nanna, Nanncey, Nanncy, Nanni, Nannie, Nanny, Nanscey, Nansee, Nansey, Nusa, Nusi

Nancy's International Variations

Nanée (Armenian) Nanig (Breton) Nanou, Nannette, Nanine (French) Nani (Greek) Nancsi, Nancsie (Hungarian) Nainsí (Irish Gaelic)

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