a city in NE France: became the capital of the dukes of Lorraine in the 12th century, becoming French in 1766; administrative and financial centre. Pop: 107 434 (2006)
Nancy in American English1
(ˈnænsi)
noun
1.
a feminine name: dim. Nan
2. Word forms: pluralˈnancies [n-]
nance
Word origin
(sense 1) prob. by faulty division of mine1 + Ancy, dim. form of ME Annis, Agnes1, confused with Anne1: see Anna