Yancy - Meaning of Yancy

What does Yancy mean?

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Yancy

[ 2 syll. yan-cy, ya-ncy ] The baby girl name Yancy is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced YAENSiy- †. Yancy's origin is Native American. The name Yancy means 'a sassy woman; a Yankee'.

Forms of Yancy include the names Yancea, Yanceah, Yancee, Yancey, Yanci, and Yancie.

See also the related category american.

Yancy is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Yancy has in the last century been mainly given to boys.

Baby names that sound like Yancy include Yancea, Yancee, Yancey, Yanci, Yancie, Yaima, Yamah, Yamcka, Yamckah, Yamha, Yamhah, Yamka, Yamkah, Yamma, Yammah, Yana, Yancca, Yancka, Yanis, and Yanka.

† English pronunciation for Yancy: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"