Fancy (given name)
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. The word is also used to describe elaborate ornamentation or an individual preference for a person or object. In some instances the name might be a diminutive of the name Frances. Fancy is also an English surname.
It might refer to:
Women
- Fancy Bermudez, Canadian rugby union player
- Fancy Cherono, Kenyan track and field athlete
- Fancy Chemutai, Kenyan long-distance runner
Female stage name
- My Fancy, stage name of American dancer Mae Rose Bawn
Male stage name
- Fancy, stage name of German singer, songwriter, and record producer Manfred Segieth
- Fancy Gadam, stage name of Ghanaian
- Fancy Hagood, 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