overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Nancy.

A female given name.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈnænsi/[ˈnɛənsi]
  1. A female given name.

Where this word comes from

Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes. Compare Betsy, Patsy.

name/ˈnænsi/[ˈnɛənsi]
  1. A city in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, north-eastern France.

Where this word comes from

From French Nancy, from Medieval Latin Nanciacum, from Old High German Nanzig.

noun/ˈnænsi/[ˈnɛənsi]
  1. Alternative letter-case form of nancy.

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes. Compare Betsy, Patsy.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

Nancy has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

Nancy studioNancy workshello, Nancy

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.