Definitions for NANCY
ˈnæn si; Fr. nɑ̃ˈsinan·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nancynoun

   a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nancynoun

   An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

2. Nancynoun

   A city in NE France.

3. Etymology: Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes.

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1. nancy

   There is no general definition for the term "Nancy" as it is primarily used as a female given name. It is of Hebrew origin, derived from the name "Anne" or "Anna", and it means "grace" or "favor". Variations of this name are used in many different cultures.

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1. Nancy

   Nancy is a city in the north-eastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, and formerly the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, and then the French province of the same name. Place Stanislas, a large square built between March 1752 and November 1755 by Stanislaw I to link the medieval old town of Nancy and the new town built under Charles III in the 17th century, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is the head of the department. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 410,509 inhabitants at the 1999 census, 103,602 of whom lived in the city of Nancy proper. The motto of the city is Non inultus premor, Latin for "I’m not touched with impunity" a reference to the thistle, which is a symbol of Lorraine.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Nancy

   nan′si, n. an effeminate young man, often a 'Miss Nancy.'—Nancy Pretty, a corruption of none so pretty, the Saxifraga umbrosa.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Nancy

   capital of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, North-East France, is prettily situated amid woodland scenery on the river Meurthe, 220 m. E. of Paris; the new town is spaciously laid out, while the old town, narrowed in its streets, has many interesting old buildings, e. g. the cathedral, the 16th-century palace; there is a university, and an active trade in embroidered cambric and muslin, besides cotton and woollen goods, &c.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nancy

   A person of neither sex, who yet combines the bad qualities of both.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nancy

   An east-country term for a small lobster.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. nancy

   A city of France, the capital of the department of the Meurthe, situated on the Meurthe, 30 miles south from Metz; it was the capital of Lorraine and the residence of the dukes of that country in the 13th century. After taking Nancy, November 29, 1475, and losing it, October 5, 1476, Charles the Bold of Burgundy was defeated and slain beneath its walls by René II., duke of Lorraine, and the Swiss, January 5, 1477. Nancy on the retreat of MacMahon’s army, and expecting the German army, surrendered to four Uhlans, August 12, 1870.

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1. nancy

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. NANCY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nancy is ranked #107669 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nancy surname appeared 165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nancy.
   
   54.5% or 90 total occurrences were White.
   22.4% or 37 total occurrences were Black.
   15.1% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6.6% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • France
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Anagrams for NANCY »

1. canny

How to pronounce NANCY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say NANCY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NANCY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NANCY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of NANCY in a Sentence

1. Tom Frieden:

   What a different world we would live in today if Dr. Director Nancy Messonnier, who is our country's top expert in how to fight this kind of condition of viral pneumonia, had been speaking to us every day, just as frankly, just as accurately, just as honestly, as Director Nancy Messonnier did in January and February, we would have gotten used to the idea, perhaps, that we were going to have to do some drastic things.

2. Chiao Chun:

   The visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has given Mainland China another chance to coerce Taiwan economically.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   Mitch McConnell embodied the characteristics Nancy Pelosi admire in a president : integrity, civility, dignity, humility.

4. Dawn Bancroft:

   We were looking for Nancy to shoot her in the friggin' brain, but we didn't find her.

5. Sonia Sotomayor:

   I noticed that [fictional defense attorney] Perry Mason was involved in a lot of the same kinds of investigative work that I had been fascinated with reading Nancy Drew, so I decided to become a lawyer, once I focused on becoming a lawyer, I never deviated from that goal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NANCY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nancy
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=NANCY
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=NANCY
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Nancy
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=NANCY
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=NANCY
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html