Nancy is a common English language given name for women. The name Nancy was originally a diminutive form of Anne or Ann. It began to be used as a proper name from the 18th century onwards. Similar names include Nan, Nance, Nanette, and Nannie. Nancy may refer to: People Nancy Ajram (born 1983), Lebanese singer Nancy Alexiadi, Greek singer Nancy Allen (actress) (born 1950), American actress Nancy Allen (harpist) (born 1954), American harpist Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879–1954), first woman to sit in British Parliament Nancy Balfour (1911–1997), English arts administrator and journalist Nancy Lee Bass (1917–2013), American philanthropist Nancy Benoit (1964–2007), American professional wrestling manager Nancy Beiman, Canadian animator and professor Nancy Binay (born 1973), Filipina politician Nancy Boyd-Franklin (born 1950), American psychologist and writer Nancy Carell (born 1966), American comedian and actress Nancy Carrillo (born 1986), Cuban volleyball player Nancy Carroll (1903–1965), American actress Nancy Cartwright (born 1957), American actress Nancy Dell'Olio (born 1961), Italian lawyer Nancy Doe (born 1949), First Lady of Liberia Nancy Edberg (1832–1892), Swedish swimmer Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (1926–2021), American environmentalist Nancy Everhard (born 1957), American actress Nancy Faeser (born 1970), German politician Nancy Fish (1850–1927), English socialite Nancy Garrido, wife of sex offender and kidnapper Phillip Garrido Nancy Goldsmith (born 1966), Israeli Olympic gymnast Nancy Gordon, American economist and statistician Nancy Grace (born 1959), American prosecutor & TV personality Nancy Greene (born 1943), Canadian alpine skier Nancy Guillén (born 1976), Salvadoran hammer thrower Nancy Haigwood, American scientist Nancy Hayfield, American author, editor, and publisher Nancy Hower (born 1966), American actress, director, screenwriter and producer Nancy Hubbard (born 1963), American author and professor of business and management Nancy Jewel McDonie (born 2000), singer in K-Pop band Momoland, performs under the name Nancy Nancy Jobson (1880–1964), Australian teacher and headmistress Nancy Kerrigan (born 1969), American figure skater Nan Kinross (1926–2021), New Zealand nurse and nursing academic Nancy Kwan (born 1939), Hong Kong American actress Nancy Ledins (1932–2017), American Catholic priest and transgender woman Nancy Leveson, American expert in system and software safety Nancy Lieberman (born 1958), American WNBA Hall of Fame basketball player, general manager, and coach, Olympic silver medal Nancy Lincoln (1784–1818), mother of Abraham Lincoln Nancy Lublin (born 1971), American businesswoman Nancy Luce (1814–1890), American folk artist and poet Nancy Ludington (born 1939), American pair skater Nancy Lusk, American politician Nancy Lynn (1956–2006), American entrepreneur, pilot, and public speaker Nancy Mace (born