Nancy
proper noun
- city of northeast France
proper noun
- female given name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnænsi/ / [ˈnɛənsi]
name
Etymology: From French Nancy, from Medieval Latin Nanciacum, from Old High German Nanzig.
- A city in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, north-eastern France.
noun
Etymology: Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes. Compare Betsy, Patsy.
- Alternative letter-case form of nancy.
“HAWKER, the Australian, who is to handle the Sopwith plane, predicts that any fast steamer out of New York will have no difficulty in beating the “Nancies” of the United States Navy.”
“Funny peculiar: Ganymede promising latitude, if not liberation. The Boy Done Good. For Nancies. He might, however, mean something vastly different for Normals, who are quietly - one could even say covertly - being invited to role model their increasing redundant selves on that darling petal Leonardo DeCaprio.^([sic])”