Fancy (given name)

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GenderUnisex
LanguageEnglish
MeaningCaprice, fantasy
Fancy
GenderUnisex
LanguageEnglish
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:

Female stage name

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

Male stage name

Fictional characters

References

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