Yancey - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Yancey \

, also used as boy's name Yancey. Uncertain origin: possibly a Native American word misheard as the term "Yankee". The hero in Edna Ferber's novel "Cimarron" was named Yancey. Actress Yancey Butler.

Yancey has 3 variant forms: Yancee, Yancie and Yancy.

Baby names that sound like Yancey are Ynez, Ynes, Janice, Jency and Janyce.

Yancey is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#2347 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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