What does "tracy" mean?
A surname from Old French.
Tracy
/ˈtɹeɪsi/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A surname from Old French.
- Grammar: tracy is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, forename, geographic name, given name.
- Useful contrasts: anthroponym, family name, first name.
- Usage evidence: Tracy possesses a house and a car.
How to use "tracy"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old French. countable, uncountable
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 19th century and later usage. countable, uncountable
""What's the first name?" […] "I have a horrible feeling that it's Lancelot!" "Good God!" said Archie. "It couldn't really be that, could it?" Archie looked grave. He hated to give pain, but he felt he must be honest. "It might," he said. "People give their children all sorts of rummy names. My second name's Tracy. And I have a pal in England who was christened Cuthbert De la Hay Horace. Fortunately everyone calls him Stinker.""
- 3 A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and 1970s. countable, uncountable
""That's her real name, you know. I mean, a lot of girls working the topless joints, they take exotic, sexy names...well, Tiffany Carter, for example...but that was the name Tracy was born with.""
- 4 A village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A sizable city in San Joaquin County, California. countable, uncountable
"A Tracy man is recovering from severe wounds after being gored by a bull."
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood in the town of Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Lyon County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A tiny city in Platte County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"Tracy possesses a house and a car."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "tracy"?
Common synonyms include: family name, forename, geographic name, given name, personal name, place name.
How do you use "tracy" in a sentence?
Tracy possesses a house and a car.
How do you pronounce "tracy"?
Pronounced /ˈtɹeɪsi/.
Etymology
A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property). As a female given name, it is also known as a diminutive of Theresa.