Fancy
[ˈfæn.si]Meaning
from the English word fancy, meaning "like, love, inclination" or "ornamental"
Background Story
Fancy is a given name in occasional use in the Anglosphere, taken from the English vocabulary word fancy, a shortened form of fantasy. The word derives from Middle English fantasie, which comes via Norman French and Latin from Greek φαίνω (phaino), meaning "to show, to appear". It is also an English surname, and in some instances is a diminutive of Frances.
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