Stacy (given name)
Appearance
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Pronunciation | /ˈsteɪsiː/ STAY-see |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Word/name | Greek |
Meaning | "Bountiful grain" "Resurrection" |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Staci, Stacie, Steacy or Stacey |
Nickname(s) | Stace, Stac, Sta |
Related names | Eustachius, Anastasia, Eustacia, Stasia, Stasha |
Stacy, sometimes spelled Stacey, Staci, Staecy, or Stacie, is a common first name for women, and occasionally men. The most common male spelling is "Stacy".
The meaning of the name is disputed. Baby-naming guides cite two alternative English derivations of Greek origins; Anastasia meaning "resurrection" for girls, and Eustace (Eustachios) meaning "bountiful grain" for boys.[1]
Other related names include Eustacia, Stasia, and Stasha.
Stacey, Staci, Stacie or Stacy might refer to:
Famous male people with the name Stacy
- Stacy Andrews (born 1981), American football player
- Stacey Augmon (born 1968), American basketball player
- Stacey Blades, Canadian heavy metal guitarist
- Stacy Compton (born 1967), American NASCAR driver
- Stacy Jones (born 1970), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Stacy Keach (born 1941), American actor
- Stacy Keach, Sr. (1914–2003), American actor and father of Stacy Keach
- Stacey King (born 1967), American basketball player
- Stacy Peralta, American director, former professional skateboarder and team surfer
- Stacey Pickering (born 1968), State Auditor from Mississippi
- Stacy Roest (born 1974), Canadian hockey player
- Stacey Aryadi Suryoputro (born 1980), Indonesian banker
Famous female people with the name Stacy
- Stacy Anam, winner of the sixth season of Akademi Fantasia
- Staci Appel, an Iowa State Senator
- Stacy Arthur, American model and actress
- Stacy Barnett, victim in the Murder of John Goosey and Stacy Barnett
- Stacy Brooks (born 1952), American activist; one of the most public and outspoken critics of the Church of Scientology
- Stacy Burke, American bondage model
- Stacy Carter, American former professional wrestler and valet
- Stacie Cassarino, an award-winning American poet and author
- Stacy Clark (born 1980), American singer and songwriter
- Stacy-Deanne, American author
- Stacey Dales (born 1979), Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
- Stacey Dash (born 1966), American actress
- Stacey DePass, voice actress
- Stacey Dooley (born 1987), British television presenter
- Stacy Dragila (born 1971), American pole vaulter
- Stacy DuPree (born 1988), band member of Eisley
- Stacy Edwards, American actress
- Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
- Stacy Ferguson (born 1975), American R&B singer
- Staci Flood, an American singer, dancer and model
- Stacie Foster, an actress
- Stacy Fuson, American model
- Stacey Glick, actress
- Staci Greason, an American actress
- Stacy Haiduk, American actress
- Stacy Head (born 1969), American politician; New Orleans elected official
- Staci-Lyn Honda, a reporter for WETM-TV
- Stacey Kade, American author
- Staci Keanan, an American actress
- Stacy Keibler (born 1979), American model, actress, retired professional wrestler, and former WWE Diva
- Stacy London, American fashion consultant and media personality
- Stacie Mistysyn, a Canadian/American actress
- Stacey Nesbitt, professional motorcycle road racer
- Stacie Orrico, singer
- Stacy Peterson, third wife of Drew Peterson, who is accused of killing her
- Stacey Q (born 1958), American singer, dancer, actress
- Stacie Randall, an American actress
- Stacy Sanches, American model and actress
- Stacy Schiff (born 1961), American author
- Stacy H. Schusterman (born c. 1963), American businesswoman and philanthropist.
- Stacey Solomon, a British singer who finished third on the sixth series of the UK version of The X Factor.
- Stacy Title (fl. 2010), American film director and producer
- Stacy Valentine, American pornographic actress
- Stacey Williams (born 1968), American model
- Staci Wilson (born 1976), American soccer player
- Stacy Wilson, former member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and author
Fictional characters
- Stacy Hanseni character from the Girl Talk series of books written for preteens
- Malibu Stacy, a doll appearing in The Simpsons episode, "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
- Stacey Colbert, a character in Ned & Stacey
- Stacy, a character from Axeman played by Elissa Dowling
- Stacy Hirano, a character in Phineas and Ferb
- Stacy, a character in the film Gutterballs 2: Balls Deep played by Aidan Dee
- Stacey Connolly, character in the season three episode Fearless Leader of Burn Notice
- Stacey, a character from the film Gore, Quebec played by Peri Grieg
- Stacie Monroe, a main character in the BBC series Hustle, played by Jaime Murray
- Stacey, a character in Candyman played by Carolyn Lowery
- Stacie Roberts, a doll who is a sister to Barbie
- Stacy Rowe, character in the cult animation series Daria
- Stacy, a character from the film The Sleeper played by Brittany Belland
- Stacey Slater, character in EastEnders
- Stacey Sutton, a fictional character in the James Bond film A View to a Kill
- Stacey, a character from the film Blood Harvest played by Itonia Salchek
- Stacy Townsend, character in the Radio Times comic strips
- Stacy Warner, character from Fox show House played by Sela Ward
- Stacey Hanson, the titular character of the film Stacey, played by Anne Randall
- Stacy X, character in the Marvel Comics universe
- Stacey, a character in the film The Visit played by Celia Keenan-Bolger
- Staci, a fictional character in the reality show parody Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
- Stacey Hamilton, a character from the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High played by Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Stacy, a character from the film Alpha Girls
- Stacee Jaxx, a fictional character from the film Rock of Ages played by Tom Cruise
- Stacy Twelfmann, a character from the film Cherry Falls played by Bre Blair
- Stacie Conrad, a member of the Barden Bellas in the film Pitch Perfect played by Alexis Knapp
- Stacy, a character in the film The Ruins and the novel it was based on, played by Laura Ramsey
References
- ^ "The meaning of Stacey". Retrieved 2009-01-07.