Macy (given name)
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| pronunciation= MAY-see
| gender= Female
| meaning= Weapon
| region= Gaul
| origin= Old French
| related names= Macey, Lacy, Lacey, Maci
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Macy is a female given name based on the surname Macy, which is itself derived from a French place name meaning "Maccius' estate".{{Cite book |last=Charles |first=Marissa |url=https://archive.org/details/bigbookofbabynam0000char/mode/2up?q=Macy |title=The big book of baby names : every parent's inspirational guide to naming their new child |date=2005 |publisher=Selectabook |isbn=978-1-84193-283-5 |location=Wiltshire [England]}} Other spelling variations of the name include Macie, Macey, and Maci. The name's popularity increased after Rowland Macy founded the Macy's chain of department stores.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The name Macy may refer to:
People
- Macy Chan (born 1981), Hong Kong actress
- Macy DuBois (1929–2007), Canadian architect
- Macy Gray (born 1967), American singer
- Macy Morse (1921–2019), American political activist
- Macy Nulman (1923–2011), American scholar
- Macy Rodman (born 1989), American singer-songwriter and comedian
Fiction
- Macy Alexander, fictional character on the American television series The Bold and the Beautiful
- Macy Halbert, a character in Nexo Knights
- Macy Misa, a fictional character in the Disney Channel series, Jonas
- Macy Struthers, a character from the 1981 musical satire film Shock Treatment
- Macy Vaughn, fictional character from the 2018 reboot series Charmed
See also
- Macy (surname)
- Macy's, American department store chain
- Maisie (given name)
References
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Category:English feminine given names