Yancy
[ˈjæn.si]Meaning
from a surname, an Americanized form of Dutch Jansen, meaning "Jan's son"
Background Story
Yancy comes from a surname, an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen, which means "Jan's son". Behind the Name records this derivation; Wiktionary's English etymology section has no etymology for the word.
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