"Nancy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnænsi/, [ˈnɛənsi] [æ-tensing] Forms: Nancys [plural]
Rhymes: -ænsi Etymology: Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes. Compare Betsy, Patsy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Ann}} Ann, {{m|en|Agnes}} Agnes, {{m|en|Betsy}} Betsy, {{m|en|Patsy}} Patsy Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Nancys}} Nancy (plural Nancys)
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: nance, Nance, nancyboy, Nancy Dawson, nonce Translations (female given name): ⁧نَانْسِي⁩ (nānsī) [feminine] (Arabic), 南希 (Nánxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Nancy [feminine] (French), ナンシー (Nanshī) (Japanese), 낸시 (Naensi) (Korean), Нэ́нси (Nɛ́nsi) [feminine] (Russian), Nansi (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Nancy-en-name-b1svBRzJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈnænsi/, [ˈnɛənsi] [æ-tensing]
Rhymes: -ænsi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nancy
  1. A city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, north-eastern France. Categories (place): Cities in France, Cities in Grand Est, Places in France, Places in Grand Est Translations (a city in northeastern France): 南錫 (Chinese Mandarin), 南锡 (Nánxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Nancy [masculine] (French), Nanzig [neuter] (German), Nancí (Occitan), Нанси́ (Nansí) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Nancy-en-name-EsrrkdsZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Nancy meaning in English (4.7kB)

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