Nancy

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[edit] ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Nancy is a variant of the name Ann. It developed in the 18th century and was originally just a nickname. Ann is a form of Hannah, which is a Hebrew name meaning "grace."^[1]

[edit] POPULARITY

Nancy was a top 100 name in the United States in the late 19th century, and it did not fall under the top 200 until 1998. It was most popular between 1934 and 1955, when it held steady in the top 10 most popular girls' names, reaching as high as 6th in 1950. A gradual decline then began, and in 2007, Nancy ranked as the 363rd most popular girl's name.^[2]

Nancy is also popular in other countries^[3]:

• 337th - as a girl's name in Sweden (2006)
• 485th - as a girl's name in Canada (BC) (2005)
• 679th - as a girl's name in Australia (2003)

[edit] FACTS

• Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921^[4]) was the wife and first lady of President Ronald Reagan. Supposedly, he was originally a Democrat, and only became a Republican after Nancy's persuasion. Another interesting fact is that Nancy's godmother, Alla Nazimova, was a legendary Russian and American actress. ^[5]

• Nancy is a city in the Lorraine région of northeastern France. It is an ancient place: there are signs of human settlement there as early as 800 BC. Nancy is a sister-city to Cincinnati, Ohio.^[6]

[edit] NAMESAKES

Places named Nancy:

• Nancy, Kentucky
• Nancy, France^[7]

Fictional Characters named Nancy:

• Nancy Abbey Mona Lisa Smile
• Nancy Adams Smallville
• Nancy Aubrey Friday Night Lights
• Nancy Bartlett Roseanne
• Nancy Bradford Eight is Enough
• Nancy Botwin Weeds
• Nancy Burton Ed
• Nancy Callahan Sin City
• Nancy Cunningham The Odd Couple
• Nancy Drew Nancy Drew series, by Carolyn Keene
• Nancy Furman Pollyanna
• Nancy Hart Mr. Brooks
• Nancy Kendricks Duplex
• Nancy Kramer Degrassi Junior High
• Nancy Gribble King of the Hill
• Nancy Lombard Hope & Faith
• Nancy Beth Marmillion Steel Magnolias
• Nancy Hughes McClosky As the World Turns
• Nancy McNally The West Wing
• Nancy Mears Oz
• Nancy Mercer Shattered
• Nancy Oleson Little House on the Prairie
• Nancy O’Reilly Twin Peaks
• Nancy Slaton Common Law
• Nancy Stalk Cobra
• Nancy Taylor Groundhog Day
• Nancy Thompson A Nightmare on Elm Street series
• Nancy Tremaine Enchanted
• Nancy Better Off Dead
• Nancy Bread and Tulips^[8]

Songs about Nancy:

• "For Nancy" Pete Yorn
• "Leaving Nancy" Eric Bogle
• "Nancy Boy" Placebo
• "Nancy Drew" Relient K
• "Nancy Jane" Fort Worth Doughboys
• "Nancy with the Laughing Face" Frank Sinatra
• Seems So Long Ago, Nancy" Leonard Cohen
• "The Nancy and Mary Music" Frank Zappa^[9]

[edit] FAMOUS PERSONS

• Nancy Allen: actress (born June 24, 1950)
• Nancy Atherton: writer
• Nancy Augustyniak: soccer player
• Nancy Azara: artist
• Nancy Ballard: writer
• Nancy Bauer: writer (born 1934)
• Nancy Bayley: writer
• Nancy Varian Berberick: fantasy author, Dragonlance series (born 1951)
• Nancy Birdsall: writer
• Nancy Bond: children's author (born 1945)
• Nancy Breary: writer
• Nancy Burson: digital artist
• Nancy Cardenas: writer
• Nancy Carlson: writer
• Nancy Carroll: actress
• Nancy Cartwright: actress
• Nancy Castiglione: actress
• Nancy Cato: writer
• Nancy Chodorow: writer
• Nancy Dunkle: basketball player
• Nancy Kerrigan: figure skater (born October 13, 1969)
• Nancy Lieberman: basketball player (born July 1, 1958)
• Nancy Lopez: golfer (born January 6, 1957)
• Nancy Davis Reagan: Former First Lady, actress (born July 6, 1921)
• Nancy Sinatra: musician (born June 8, 1940)
• Nancy Walls: comedian, Saturday Night Live cast member

Celebrity babies named Nancy^[10]:

• Nancy, child of Doc Severison
• Nancy Sandra (born June 8, 1940), child of singer Frank Sinatra
• Nancy, child of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun
• Christina Nancy, child of Robert Applegate
• Nancy, child of Robert Duvall
• Nancy, child of Ross Perot
• Nancy, child of Walter Kronkite
• Nancy, child of Wiliam Joseph Brennan

[edit] NOTES

1. ↑ http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=nancy&g=0&t=1
2. ↑ http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
3. ↑ http://www.yeahbaby.com/world-name-popularity.php?name=Nancy
4. ↑ http://www.movietome.com/people/47654/nancy-reagan/index.html
5. ↑ http://www.movietome.com/people/47654/nancy-reagan/trivia.html
6. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy
7. ↑ http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/places.php?name=Nancy
8. ↑ http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/characters.php?name=Nancy
9. ↑ http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/wordplay.php?name=Nancy
10. ↑ http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/namesakes.php?name=Nancy

Authors: JL Perry and Sarena Emily Levinson