Nancy?..

[babyfish2]

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!

Love it. It's my girl name if I ever have a girl.

Love it

When I think of Nancy I think of the film Oliver but that's not necessarily a bad thing

I associate it with Sid & Nancy and Nancy in Oliver Twist so that's cheerful

I love it! Think it’s beautiful, whilst also being a bit trendy/edgy and strong.

Love it!

David Cameron’s daughter.

Makes me think of stranger things. Not a bad connection but it does make me feel like it’s a bit of a dated name.

Love it. Reagan. Drew. 50s Americana.

I really like it, mainly because I loved Nancy in Oliver Twist as a child!

I like it.
Wish I had used it.

Not keen, personally.

Nancy was originally a nickname for Ann (Ann - Nan - Nancy).

I don’t like it at all , no specific reason I just know that I’d have hated to be called it .

Love it. Great choice

A cool name.

Old fashioned. Makes me think of a wee old lady.

It will always remind me of Nancy Boy by Placebo.

Hate it. It was originally, as someone has said, a diminutive of Ann/Anne. I don't think Nancy from Oliver is a particularly good association, tbh. It's also an old fashioned homophobic slur, which most younger people won't be aware of but I can remember being used in the 70s. It's a big no from me.

Although I also think of Oliver and Nancy Spungen, I do still really like it. And I'm someone who (if I'd had kids) would have ruled out names with negative associations. (For example I know Reggie is getting popular again. I hate it and one of the reasons is the Kray twins,)

I have one and wish so much I had given her a ‘proper name’ too. In my head it’s short for Agnes but DH hated it. It just doesn’t suit her as a teen.

Love it! It's my daughter's name who's 4 and we have only had lovely comments about it. It's still not very common either and she's the only Nancy in her school year. My Nancy loves her name 😊

I just don’t see it on a small child, or as some one up thread said, on a teenager. It’s nice in fiction but not real life (In my opinion!)

It's my daughters name and she gets so many compliments, our other daughters name doesn't as much.

Some family thought I was joking when I suggested it when I was pregnant and for some reason I was a little nervous to use a less common name but pleased we used it.
I love it!

It's dated, and I was going to mention this It's also an old fashioned homophobic slur, which most younger people won't be aware of but I can remember being used.

So I wouldn't.

@grapewine

It's dated, and I was going to mention this It's also an old fashioned homophobic slur, which most younger people won't be aware of but I can remember being used.

So I wouldn't.

I had forgotten this but this would deter me too.