Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic ''Mac Fhlannchaidh/Mac Fhlannchadha'', meaning "Son of the red/ruddy warrior" (Mac being for sons, ''Ní Fhlannchaidh/Ní Fhlannchadha'' would be for daughters),
or as a
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
for
Clarence. The surname originated from two different families, one in
Thomond
Thomond ( Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the Kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...
and one in the present day
County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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Clancy Barone
Clarence Barone (born July 26, 1963) is an American football coach who most recently served as the tight ends coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vi ...
(born 1963), American football coach
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Clancy Brown
Clarence James Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles.
His film roles include Rawhide in ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Ban ...
(born 1959), American actor and comedian
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Clancy Chassay, English journalist
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Clancy Cooper (1906–1975), American actor
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Clancy Eccles (1940–2005), Jamaican reggae singer
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Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter
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Clancy Fernando (1938–1992), Sri Lankan admiral
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Clancy Hayes
Clarence Leonard Hayes (November 14, 1908 – March 13, 1972) was an American jazz vocalist and banjo player. His regular banjo was a six string one, which is tuned as a guitar.
Early life
Hayes was born in Caney, Kansas, on November 14, 1908. As ...
(1908–1972), American singer
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Clancy O'Connor (born 1982), American actor
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Clancy Pendergast (born 1967), American football coach
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Clancy Rudeforth (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
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Clancy Sigal (1926–2017), American writer
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Clancy Smyres (1922–2007), American baseball player
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Clancy Williams (1942–1986), American footballer
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Abigail Clancy, English model
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Al Clancy, American baseball player
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Bobby Clancy
Robert Joseph 'Bobby' Clancy Jr (11 May 1927 – 6 September 2002) was an Irish singer and musician best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers, one of the most successful and influential Irish folk groups. He accompanied his songs on five-s ...
, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
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Boetius Clancy, Irish MP
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Claire Clancy, Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, and first woman to be Registrar of Companies for England and Wales
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Conor Clancy (Clare hurler) (born 1971), Irish hurler
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Conor Clancy (Offaly hurler) (born 1993), Irish hurler
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Cummin Clancy (1922–2013), Irish discus thrower
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Daniel J. Clancy, American computer scientist
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Dave Clancy, British ice hockey player
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Donald D. Clancy, American politician
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Edward Clancy (disambiguation), several people
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Finbarr Clancy, Irish folk musician, member of the High Kings
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Frank Willey Clancy, American lawyer and politician
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George Clancy (politician)
George Clancy (; 18 March 1881 – 7 March 1921), was an Irish nationalism, Irish nationalist politician and Mayor of Limerick. He was shot dead in Limerick by Auxiliary Division, Royal Irish Constabulary Auxiliaries in 1921 during the Irish Wa ...
, Irish teacher and politician
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George Clancy (rugby union), Irish rugby union referee
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Gil Clancy (1922–2011), American boxing trainer and commentator
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Gordon Drummond Clancy, Canadian politician
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Jack Clancy, American football player
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James Clancy (disambiguation), several people
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Jim Clancy (baseball player), American baseball player
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Jim Clancy (journalist), American broadcast journalist
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Joe Clancy, American football player
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John Clancy (disambiguation), several people
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Joseph Clancy (Wisconsin), American politician
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J. J. Clancy (MP), Irish member of the British Parliament
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Kendrick Clancy, American football player
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Kevin Clancy, Scottish football referee
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Kevin Clancy (Royal Mint), British numismatist
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King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
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Laurence Clancy, British aerodynamicist, academic and author
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Liam Clancy (1935–2009), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
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Mary Clancy (born 1948), Canadian politician
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Matthew Clancy, Irish Gaelic footballer
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Michael Clancy, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of St. Helena and Dependencies, husband of Claire Clancy
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Michael Martin Clancy, Irish catholic priest in Australia
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Natalie Clancy, Canadian journalist
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Patrick Clancy
Patrick Michael Clancy (7 March 1922 – 11 November 1998), usually called Paddy Clancy or Pat Clancy, was an Irish folk singer best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. In addition to singing and storytelling, Clancy play ...
, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
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Patrick Clancy (Irish politician), Irish politician for Limerick
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Patty Clancy, American politician
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Pauric Clancy, Irish Gaelic football player
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Peadar Clancy, member of the Irish Republican Army
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Robert H. Clancy, American Representative from Michigan (1923–25, 1927–33)
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Professor Robert Clancy, Australian scientist
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Sam Clancy, American football and basketball player
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Sam Clancy Jr., American basketball player, son of the above
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Seán Clancy, member of the Irish Volunteers
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Sean Clancy (disambiguation), several people
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Susan Clancy, American psychologist and ufologist
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T. Frank Clancy, American politician
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Taliqua Clancy (born 1992), Australian beach volleyball player
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Thomas Owen Clancy
Thomas Owen Clancy is an American academic and historian who specializes in medieval Celtic literature, especially that of Scotland. He did his undergraduate work at New York University, and his Ph.D at the University of Edinburgh. He is currentl ...
, American historian
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Tim Clancy, Irish footballer
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Tom Clancy
Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...
(1947–2013), American author
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Tom Clancy (singer)
Thomas Joseph Clancy (29 October 1924 – 7 November 1990) was a member of the Irish folk group the Clancy Brothers. He had the most powerful voice of the brothers and had previously been an actor in numerous stage productions, appearing with Or ...
, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
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William Clancy
William Clancy (12 February 1802 – 19 June 1847) was an Irish Roman Catholic missionary in the United States and British Guiana.
Life
The son of a farmer, William Clancy was born in West Cork and educated at St. Patrick's, Carlow College in ...
, Irish missionary
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Willie Clancy (musician)
Willie Clancy (24 December 1918 – 24 January 1973)Sleeve notes by Peter Brown, from ''The Gold Ring'' CD, (RTÉ 276CD), RTÉ 2009 was an Irish uilleann piper, flute player and whistle player.
Early life
Clancy was born into a musical ...
, Irish Uilleann pipes player
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Willie Clancy (hurler)
William John Clancy (17 June 1906 – 14 December 1967) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Clancy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one w ...
, Irish hurler
Fictional characters
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Kanuka Clancy, one of the main characters from the anime series Mobile Police Patlabor
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Chief Wiggum, Clancy Wiggum, character on ''The Simpsons''
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Clancy Freeman, a recurring character in ''Blue Heelers''
* Clancy, the protagonist in the band
Twenty One Pilots
Twenty One Pilots is an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who both left in 2011. Since their departure, the line-up h ...
' 4th—8th concept albums (''
Blurryface'', ''
Trench
A trench is a type of digging, excavation or depression in the ground that is generally deeper than it is wide (as opposed to a swale (landform), swale or a bar ditch), and narrow compared with its length (as opposed to a simple hole or trapping ...
'', ''
Scaled and Icy'', ''
Clancy'' and ''
Breach'')
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Clancy of the Overflow, the titular character in a
Banjo Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author, widely considered one of the greatest writers of Australia's colonial period.
Born in rural New South Wales, Paterson worke ...
poem, possibly based on Australian drover Thomas Gerald Clancy
See also
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Clancey
References
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