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Nancy?..

92 replies

babyfish2 · 03/01/2021 12:41

What's your opinion on the name Nancy? I'd like to know if anyone associates it with anything in particular and just a general consensus!

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Firebird83 · 19/01/2021 21:53

I’m not keen as a I knew an awful one. It does go well with Freddie though.

Jellington · 19/01/2021 15:11

I think Nancy Drew but that's not a bad thing. No particular negative associations from me. It's a perfectly nice name.

sleepingfox · 19/01/2021 15:06

I love the name Nancy, one of my favourites! It reminds me of Nancy Drew and also Nancy from Stranger Things.

I’m in my mid 20s and though I’ve heard the phrase “nancy boy” it’s mainly been from older generations, so I doubt it’ll be an immediate link for your child growing up. I didn’t even connect the two until I saw a comment on this thread.

froggydoggy · 19/01/2021 14:37

@daisypond Yes! It was Nellie!😂😂 All this time I've been judging the name Nancy without reason!😂

ThundercloudYouBastard · 04/01/2021 15:53

I love it!

thismeansnothing · 04/01/2021 14:54

I love it.

But then my eldest DD is Nancy. It has got more popular over the years. She's 8 and we've not come across any in her year group when she was a baby or now with school/groups etc.

But there are a couple now that I know under 2

Changethetoner · 04/01/2021 14:51

A "nancy boy" is a weed, drip. (and probably homosexual). it's dated/old slang.

but as a girl name, quite pretty I suppose.

bridgetreilly · 04/01/2021 13:19

My grandmother was an Ann known as Nancy. I really like it.

hilariousnamehere · 04/01/2021 12:49

Swallows and Amazons - I love it!

BikeRunSki · 04/01/2021 12:47

One of my dsis’s very cool friends, of more than 30 years

TheSimpleThings17 · 04/01/2021 12:45

Love it - my Grandmother was a Nancy, I only have a DS and my baby days have long gone so I’m thinking I will have to use it for my next female dog as I love it so much!

MaelyssQ · 04/01/2021 12:31

It's a very popular name for little girls in Wales and I love it. My goddaughter is called Nancy and she is adorable.

daisypond · 04/01/2021 12:29

@froggydoggy

Dislike it, reminds me of the nasty girl from Little house on the prairie.
Wasn’t that Nellie?
dementedma · 04/01/2021 12:24

Ooh I know a baby Nancy born last week. Lovely

Sheleg · 04/01/2021 12:08

Conjures the image of a downtrodden cockney woman who has spent time as a prostitute.

Aebj · 04/01/2021 09:52

I know a Nancee. She’s mid 20’s . A lovey girl. Kind, caring and a bloody good worker. She has a bubbly personality, trustworthy. This is how I see Nancy, Nancee.

froggydoggy · 04/01/2021 09:48

Dislike it, reminds me of the nasty girl from Little house on the prairie.

Danu2021 · 04/01/2021 09:19

I love Freddie and Nancy together btw

Danu2021 · 04/01/2021 09:17

I love it!

I think it's Pansy that is the homophobic slur no? although I also like the name Pansy. I like Posy as well.

iloveyoubutilovememore · 04/01/2021 09:16

It's my favourite girls name ever. If I have a girl one day that will be her name 100%.

inquietant · 04/01/2021 07:21

Obviously Nancy is a nice person in Oliver Twist, but she gets murdered by a violent man - I think that's an unpleasant association?

CakeRattleandRoll · 04/01/2021 05:00

Love it. It was my lovely grandmother's name, so I have very positive associations. I don't see it as a nn, just like very few people would see Sadie as a nn for Sarah.

Lastbonestanding · 04/01/2021 00:39

I love it.

Think of Nancy from Oliver Twist.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/01/2021 00:38

I do like the vibe of it. It’s the sort of name that ticks all my boxes. Sweet pretty and frilly. However I can’t stand the sound of it.

CatandBaby · 03/01/2021 23:35

I really like it - associate it with the "pirate" from the Arthur Ransom books (I also like Peggy)

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