Where does “Nancy” come from?

Nancy (French) comes from English Nancy, from English Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή, from Ancient Greek ἁγνός, from Ancient Greek ἁγνεία, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔γνός.

Ancestry of “Nancy”, step by step

Nancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Nancy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNancyAn effeminate man, especially a homosexual
2EnglishAgnes
3Ancient GreekἉγνήpure, chaste
4Ancient Greekἁγνόςpure, chaste; holy, sacred; purifying
5Ancient Greekἁγνείαpurity, chastity; purification, cleansing
6Ancient Greekᾰ̔γνός

via Latin Nanciacum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNanciacum
2Old High GermanNanzig
3Late LatinNanciaco
4Gaulish*Nantiākom
5Proto-Celticnantosstream, river; valley

Words derived from “Nancy

Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔γνός