Nancy (given name)
Nancy is a common English language given name for women. The name Nancy was originally a diminutive form of Anne or Ann. It began to be used as a proper name from the 18th century onwards.[1] Similar names include Nan, Nance, Nanette, and Nannie.[2]
| Pronunciation | /ˈnænsi/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | England |
| Region of origin | Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Anne |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Nancy may refer to:
People
- Nancy Ajram (born 1983), Lebanese singer
- Nancy Alexiadi, Greek singer
- Nancy Allen (actress) (born 1950), American actress
- Nancy Allen (harpist) (born 1954), American harpist
- Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879–1954), first woman to sit in British Parliament
- Nancy Balfour (1911–1997), English arts administrator and journalist
- Nancy Lee Bass (1917–2013), American philanthropist
- Nancy Benoit (1964–2007), American professional wrestling manager
- Nancy Binay (born 1973), Filipina politician
- Nancy Boyd-Franklin (born 1950), American psychologist and writer
- Nancy Carell (born 1966), American comedian and actress
- Nancy Carrillo (born 1986), Cuban volleyball player
- Nancy Carroll (1903–1965), American actress
- Nancy Cartwright (born 1957), American actress
- Nancy Dell'Olio (born 1961), Italian lawyer
- Nancy Edberg (1832–1892), Swedish swimmer
- Nancy Everhard (born 1957), American actress
- Nancy Fish (1850–1927), English socialite
- Nancy Garrido, wife of sex offender and kidnapper Phillip Garrido
- Nancy Goldsmith (born 1966), Israeli Olympic gymnast
- Nancy Gordon, American economist and statistician
- Nancy Grace (born 1959), American prosecutor & TV personality
- Nancy Greene (born 1943), Canadian alpine skier
- Nancy Guillén (born 1976), Salvadoran hammer thrower
- Nancy Haigwood, American scientist
- Nancy Hayfield, American author, editor, and publisher
- Nancy Hower (born 1966), American actress, director, screenwriter and producer
- Nancy Hubbard (born 1963), American author and professor of business and management
- Nancy Jowel McDonie (born 2000), singer in K-Pop band Momoland, performs under the name Nancy
- Nancy Jobson (1880–1964), Australian teacher and headmistress
- Nancy Kerrigan (born 1969), American figure skater
- Nancy Kwan (born 1939), Hong Kong American actress
- Nancy Ledins (1932–2017), American Catholic priest and transgender woman
- Nancy Leveson, American expert in system and software safety
- Nancy Lieberman (born 1958), American WNBA Hall of Fame basketball player, general manager, and coach, Olympic silver medal
- Nancy Lincoln (1784–1818), mother of Abraham Lincoln
- Nancy Lublin (born 1971), American businesswoman
- Nancy Luce (1814–1890), American folk artist and poet
- Nancy Ludington (born 1939), American pair skater
- Nancy Lusk, American politician
- Nancy Lynn (1956–2006), American entrepreneur, pilot, and public speaker
- Nancy Mace (born 1977), American politician
- Nancy Mann, American statistician
- Nancy Marchand (1928–2000), American actress
- Nancy Marcus (1950-2018), American biologist and college administrator
- Nancy Mowll Mathews (born 1947), Czech-American art historian, curator, and author
- Nancy McArthur, American children's author
- Nancy McCredie (born 1945), Canadian track and field athlete
- Nancy McKeon (born 1966), American actress
- Nancy McLeón (born 1971), Cuban track and field athlete
- Nancy Melcher (1916–2015), American lingerie designer
- Nancy Metcalf (born 1978), American volleyball player
- Nancy Mitford (1904–1973), English novelist and biographer
- Nancy Neudauer, American mathematician
- Nancy Oakes, American chef
- Nancy O'Dell (born 1966), American television host and entertainment journalist
- Nancy Osbaldeston (born 1989), English ballet dancer
- Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Nancy Reagan (1921–2016), former First Lady of the United States
- Nancy Richler (1957–2018), Canadian novelist
- Nancy Roper (1918–2004), British nurse theorist and lexicographer
- Nancy L. Segal (born 1951), American evolutionary psychologist and behavioral geneticist
- Nancy Sinatra (born 1940), American singer and actress
- Nancy Spungen (1958–1978), American ex-girlfriend of Sid Vicious and murder victim
- Nancy Sullivan (disambiguation)
- Nancy Tate, American politician
- Nancy Travis (born 1961), American actress
- Nancy Vallecilla (born 1957), Ecuadorian athlete
- Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) (1937–2018), American jazz singer
- Nancy Wilson (rock musician) (born 1954), American musician and member of the band Heart
- Nancy Wilson (religious leader) (born 1950), current Moderator of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
- Nancy Wilson (journalist), Canadian television journalist
- Nancy Wu (born 1981), Hong Kong actress
- Nancy VanderMeer, American businesswoman and politician
- Nancy Yi Fan (born 1993), Chinese-American author
- Nancy Zafris, American writer
Fictional characters
- Nancy, a character from Oliver Twist
- Nancy (comic strip), created by Ernie Bushmiller
- Nancy Adams, a character from the 2016 film The Shallows
- Nancy Blackett, a character from Swallows and Amazons series of books by Arthur Ransome
- Nancy Botwin, the female lead on the TV series Weeds
- Nancy Callahan, a character from Sin City
- Nancy Drew, the heroine detective of the mystery series of the same name
- Nancy Gribble, a character from King of the Hill, wife of Dale Gribble
- Nancy Partridge, a character from Sherlock Holmes in Washington
- Nancy Hayton, a regular character in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks
- Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street), the heroine from two of the A Nightmare on Elm Street films
- Nancy Wilmot, a schoolgirl and later mistress in Elinor Brent-Dyer's Chalet School series
- Nancy, a radio dispatcher who assigns missions on the Chase H.Q. series of video games
- Nancy Wesley, a character on soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Nancy Leathers, a fictional character in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, the grandmother of Ken Barlow and the mother of Ida Barlow
- Nancy Knapp, a fictional character and chapter title in Spoon River Anthology
- Nancy Wheeler, a character from Stranger Things
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