Tracy
Meaning of Tracy
Tracy, pronounced TRAY-see, holds two passports—one stamped in medieval Normandy, where it meant “the estate of Thracius,” and the other in Irish Gaelic, where Treasa boldly declares “warlike.” That mix of courtly polish and fighting spirit catapulted the name up the U.S. charts in the swinging 1960s and landed it in the Top 10 by 1970, all while staying cheerfully unisex. Pop culture keeps the vibe fresh, whether it’s silver-screen legend Spencer Tracy, Saturday Night Live favorite Tracy Morgan, the sharp-eyed comic-strip sleuth Dick Tracy, or the ever-dancing Tracy Turnblad of Hairspray fame. With its bright, two-beat rhythm and neighbor-next-door warmth, Tracy slips easily from sandbox to C-suite, offering a child a name that’s both easy to say and hard to forget. For parents looking for a familiar classic with a spark of moxie, Tracy is ready to shake hands and steal hearts.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as TRAY-see (/ˈtreɪ.si/)
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Notable People Named Tracy
| Tracy McGrady, known as T-Mac, is a Hall of Fame basketball player and two time NBA scoring champion remembered as one of the greatest scorers in league history. |
| Tracy Morgan is an American comedian and actor best known for his years on Saturday Night Live and his Emmy-nominated role as Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock. |
| Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter whose 1988 debut album, featuring the hit Fast Car, went six times platinum and earned her three Grammy Awards. |
| Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet who served as the 22nd poet laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019. |
| Tracy Austin is an American tennis champion who rose to world No. 1 and won the US Open singles title twice. |
| Tracy Letts is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. |
| Tracy Scoggins is an American actress and former Elite model who studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio and starred in The Renegades and Hawaiian Heat in the early 1980s. |
| Tracy Wilson is a Canadian ice dancer who, with partner Rob McCall, won seven national titles, three World bronze medals, and a bronze at the 1988 Olympics. |
| Tracy Kidder was an American nonfiction writer who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Soul of a New Machine and earned wide acclaim for Mountains Beyond Mountains, his biography of physician Paul Farmer. |
| Tracy Chevalier is an American British novelist best known for Girl with a Pearl Earring, which became a 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. |
| Tracy Edwards is a British sailor who skippered the first all-female crew in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race and became the first woman to win the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy. |
| Tracy Walker III is a former NFL safety who played college football at Louisiana. |
| Tracy Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort - Tracy Worcester is a British duchess, environmental activist and former actress who was once married to the 12th Duke of Beaufort. |
| Tracy Ringolsby is an American sportswriter who helped found Baseball America and once served as president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. |
| Tracy Pollan is an American actress known for playing Ellen Reed on Family Ties and earning an Emmy nomination for her role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. |
