ナンシー
Nanshī
The English name Nancy is written in Japanese as ナンシー (Nanshī).
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Nanshī
Did you know?
- While ナンシー is the standard phonetic transcription, a Japanese person might choose 当て字 to give a name like Nancy meaningful kanji characters based on its sound.
- Foreign names like ナンシー are written in カタカナ, a script specifically used for loanwords and foreign names to distinguish them from native Japanese words.
- The pitch accent on ナンシー can vary depending on the speaker's region, unlike the relatively fixed stress patterns in English.
Examples in context
- ナンシーは音楽が好きです。Nancy likes music.This sentence is useful for describing Nancy's musical interests using ナンシー.Tatoeba #198985 by KK_kaku_, translation #36182 by CN
- ナンシーは私の姉に似ている。Nancy looks like my sister.This sentence is useful for describing a physical resemblance to Nancy using ナンシー.Tatoeba #198974 by bunbuku, translation #36171 by CN
- ナンシーはロンドンの出身だ。Nancy is from London.This sentence is useful for stating Nancy's place of origin using ナンシー.Tatoeba #198988 by small_snow, translation #36185 by CN
- 田中さん、こちらはナンシーさんです。Mr. Tanaka, this is Nancy.
- こんにちは、ナンちゃん！Hey, Nancy!
- 48 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a person they know at a party.
- 美咲 Misakiナンシーさんはどこにいるの？Nanshi-san wa doko ni iru no?Where is Nancy?
- 蓮 Renあそこにいるよ。Asoko ni iru yo.She is over there.
- 美咲 Misakiあ、ナンシーさんだ！A, Nanshi-san da!Ah, it's Nancy!
- 蓮 Ren彼女に挨拶してくるね。Kanojo ni aisatsu shite kuru ne.I'll go say hello to her.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nancy” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
