Tracy
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Tracy
- /ˈtɹeɪsi/
Rhymes with -eɪsi
Where it comes from
A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from the 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.
proper noun Tracys · Tracies · Tracey · Traci · Tracie
- A surname from Old French.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 19th century and later usage. "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
- A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and 1970s. "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."
- A village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A sizable city in San Joaquin County, California. A Tracy man is recovering from severe wounds after being gored by a bull.
- A neighborhood in the town of Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
- A ghost town in Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
- A small city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
- A tiny city in Platte County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tracey, lidia, tracie, fleur, flower, red, trace, lever, ace, hint, sign, mark, evidence, vestige, remnant, indication
Talk about this word "Tracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tracy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tracy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tracy "Tracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tracy.Cite this
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title = {Tracy},
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