Nance

Where Nance comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Nance.

  • Vowel-ended
Nance through the years
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,540 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1932
    Peak, #1,597
    23 babies named Nance, its best rank.
  3. 1944
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,054.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Nancy.
Namesakes

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