What Does the Name Fancy Mean
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Fancy Name Meaning
English (Rare)From the English word fancy which means either "like, love, inclination" or "ornamental". It is derived from Middle English fantasie, which comes (via Norman French and Latin) from Greek φαινω (phaino)...
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