Nancy
noun
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
nancy
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British
/ ˈnænsɪ /
noun
Nancy
2
British
/ ˈnænsɪ, ˈnɑ̃si /
noun
Etymology
Origin of nancy
C20: from the girl's name Nancy
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Nancy Vanden Houten, lead economist at Oxford Economics, said expectations of interest rates being raised had been "scaled back", since the decision last month.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mild spoiler alert: Readers of “Kitchen Confidential” will also know it’s dedicated to Nancy, who became his first wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Overnight, Nancy became as famous as her daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Plus, bad luck, bad blood and a trail of tragic missteps in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, and helicopter parenting in the workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Nancy turned her head just in time to see Bess sliding across the ice on her bottom!
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
The two had first met when nancy, a film actress with a moderately successful career, contacted Reagan, president of the Screen Actors Guild.
From US News ● Mar. 6, 2016
Have you tried it? nancy harmon jenkins, Maine Yes, I’ve tried stir-frying with extra-virgin olive oil, and it doesn’t work because the oil has a low-smoking point.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2010
"You won't want to nancy about in shorts once the first leech has had a go at you, believe me."
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Kettering has that the chief block to progress is the stag nancy of human minds.
From Time Magazine Archive
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