Nancy
E24594
Nancy is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" that became especially popular in English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nabby Parris | 1 |
| Nancey | 1 |
| Nanci | 1 |
| Nancie | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| becameIndependentNameInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo |
Ann
ⓘ
Anne ⓘ Hannah ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
favor
ⓘ
grace ⓘ grace of God ⓘ |
| hasNameCategory |
biblical name
ⓘ
theophoric name ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew language
Hebrew name Hannah ⓘ |
| hasRelatedName |
Nannie
ⓘ
Nina ⓘ |
| hasScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| hasShortForm |
Nan
ⓘ
Nance ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Nancy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nancey
Nancy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nanci
Nancy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nancie
|
| isUsedAs |
first name
ⓘ
middle name ⓘ |
| nameDayInCountry | varies by country ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
American English
ⓘ
British English ⓘ Danish ⓘ Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Irish English ⓘ Italian ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| wasEspeciallyPopularIn | English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| wasOriginally |
diminutive of Anne
ⓘ
pet form of Ann ⓘ |
| wasPopularInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| wasPopularInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nanci
this entity surface form:
Nancey
this entity surface form:
Nancie
this entity surface form:
Nabby Parris