Nancy (given name)

Nancy is a common English name for females.

Origins

The name Nancy derives from the Hebrew name Anna, which means "grace". It was originally used as a nickname, but began to be used as a proper name from the 18th century onwards.^[1]

People

As a given name, Nancy is a pet form of the feminine name Anna, and may also refer to:

• Nancy Ajram, a famous Lebanese singer
• Nancy Allen (actress), American actress
• Nancy Allen (harpist), American harpist
• Nancy Benoit
• Nancy Carrillo, Cuban volleyball player
• Nancy Cartwright, American actress
• Nancy Dell'Olio, Italian lawyer
• Nancy Edberg, Swedish 19th-century swimmer
• Nancy Garrido is the wife of sex offender and kidnapper Philip Garrido.
• Nancy Grace, American prosecutor & TV personality
• Nancy Greene, Canadian alpine skier
• Nancy Guillén (born 1976), Salvadoran hammer thrower
• Nancy Hayfield, American author, editor, and publisher.
• Nancy Hower, American actress, director, screenwriter and producer
• Nancy Kerrigan (born 1969), American figure skater
• Nancy Lieberman (born 1958), American WNBA Hall of Fame basketball player, general manager, & coach, Olympic silver medal
• Nancy Lynn, American entrepreneur, pilot, and public speaker
• Nancy McArthur, American children's author
• Nancy McCredie, Canadian track and field athlete
• Nancy McKeon, American actress
• Nancy McLeón, Cuban track and field athlete
• Nancy Marchand, American actress
• Nancy Metcalf, American volleyball player
• Nancy Mitford (1904-1973), English novelist and biographer
• Nancy O'Dell, American television host and entertainment journalist
• Nancy Pelosi, 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Nancy Reagan, former First Lady of the United States
• Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress
• Nancy Spungen, American ex-girlfriend of Sid Vicious and murder victim
• Nancy Vallecilla, Ecuadorian athlete
• Nancy Wilson, American jazz singer
• Nancy Yi Fan, Chinese-American author
• Nancy Alexiadi, Greek singer

Fictional people

• Nancy, a character from Oliver Twist
• 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 a popular mystery series
• Nancy Gribble, a character from King of the Hill. Wife of Dale Gribble
• Nancy Hayton, a regular character in Channel 4 Soap Opera, Hollyoaks
• Nancy Thompson, the heroine from two of the Nightmare on Elm Street films
• Nancy Wilmot, a schoolgirl and later mistress in Elinor Brent-Dyer's Chalet School series
• Nancy, a radio dispatcher that assigns missions on the Chase HQ series of video games
• Nancy, one of Blofeld's Angels of Death in the adaptation of Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Notes

1. ^ Origins of the name "Nancy"

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