Fancy (given name) explained

Fancy
Gender:	Unisex
Meaning:	Caprice, fantasy
Language:	English

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

• Fancy Bermudez (born 2002), Canadian rugby union player
• Fancy Cherono (born 2001), Kenyan track and field athlete
• Fancy Chemutai (born 1995), Kenyan long-distance runner

Female stage name

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

Male stage name

• 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

• Fancy Crane, a character on the American soap opera

Passions

Notes and References

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