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Fancy (given name)

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Fancy
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningCaprice, fantasy

Fancy is a given name in occasional use in the Anglosphere. It is derived from the English vocabulary word fancy, a shortened version of the word fantasy. The word is also used in reference to an unusual, novel idea.[1] The word is also used to describe elaborate ornamentation or an individual preference for a person or object.[2] In some instances the name might be a diminutive of the name Frances.[3] Fancy is also an English surname.

It might refer to:

Women

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Female stage name

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  • My Fancy, stage name of American dancer Mae Rose Bawn (1878–1933)

Male stage name

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  • Fancy (born 1946), stage name of German singer, songwriter, and record producer Manfred Segieth
  • Fancy Gadam (born 1988), stage name of Ghanaian

afropop, dancehall and reggae musician Mujahid Ahmed Bello

  • Fancy Hagood (born 1991), stage name of American singer Jake Hagood
  • Fancy Ray, stage name of American stand-up comedian and advertising pitchman Ray McCloney

Fictional characters

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  • Fancy Crane, a character on the American soap opera

Passions

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ^ https://www.behindthename.com/name/fancy
  3. ^ https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-fancy