Macy is a
female
An organism's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and ...
given name based on the surname Macy, which is itself derived from a French place name meaning "Maccius' estate".
Other spelling variations of the name include Macie,
Macey, and
Maci. The name's popularity increased after
Rowland Macy founded the
Macy's
Macy's is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets, south of the present-day flagship store at Herald Square on West 34 ...
chain of department stores. The name Macy may refer to:
People
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Macy Chan (born 1981), Hong Kong actress
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Macy DuBois
Gazell Macy DuBois Master of Architecture, M. Arch, Professional Engineer, P. Eng, PP-Fellow, FRoyal Architectural Institute of Canada, RAIC, PP-Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, RCA, FAIA (hon) (20 December 1929 – 9 November 2007) was an Americ ...
(1929–2007), Canadian architect
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Macy Gray
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influence ...
(born 1967), American singer
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Macy Morse (1921–2019), American political activist
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Macy Nulman (1923–2011), American scholar
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Macy Rodman (born 1989), American singer-songwriter and comedian
Fiction
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Macy Alexander, fictional character on the American television series ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
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Macy Halbert, a character in ''Nexo Knights''
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Macy Misa, a fictional character in the Disney Channel series, ''
Jonas''
*Macy Struthers, a character from the 1981 musical satire film ''
Shock Treatment
''Shock Treatment'' is a 1981 American musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. While not an outright sequel, the film does ...
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Macy Vaughn, fictional character from the 2018 reboot series ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
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See also
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Macy (surname)
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Macy's
Macy's is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets, south of the present-day flagship store at Herald Square on West 34 ...
, American department store chain
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Maisie (given name)
Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name. It is the pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name Mairead or the Irish name Mairéad, which are the equivalent of the English name Margaret. The ''-ie'' is a diminuti ...
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