{{Infobox given name | name= Macy | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= ''MAY-see'' | gender= Female | meaning= ''Weapon'' | region= Gaul | origin= Old French | related names= Macey, Lacy, Lacey, Maci | popularity= | articles= | footnotes= }}
'''Macy''' is a female given name based on the surname Macy, which is itself derived from a French place name meaning "Maccius' estate".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Charles |first=Marissa |url=https://archive.org/details/bigbookofbabynam0000char/mode/2up?q=Macy |title=The big book of baby names : every parent's inspirational guide to naming their new child |date=2005 |publisher=Selectabook |isbn=978-1-84193-283-5 |location=Wiltshire [England]}}</ref> Other spelling variations of the name include Macie, Macey, and Maci. The name's popularity increased after Rowland Macy founded the Macy's chain of department stores.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The name Macy may refer to:
==People== *Macy Chan (born 1981), Hong Kong actress *Macy DuBois (1929–2007), Canadian architect *Macy Gray (born 1967), American singer *Macy Morse (1921–2019), American political activist *Macy Nulman (1923–2011), American scholar *Macy Rodman (born 1989), American singer-songwriter and comedian
==Fiction== *Macy Alexander, fictional character on the American television series ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *Macy Halbert, a character in ''Nexo Knights'' *Macy Misa, a fictional character in the Disney Channel series, ''Jonas'' *Macy Struthers, a character from the 1981 musical satire film ''Shock Treatment'' *Macy Vaughn, fictional character from the 2018 reboot series ''Charmed''
==See also== *Macy (surname) *Macy's, American department store chain *Maisie (given name)
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