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You're right. I'm one of those who hate nicknames as full names, but I give Nancy a pass. The only other name that I can think of which started out as a nickname, but which I approve of as a full name, is Harry. Maybe that's just because I like Harry and hate Henry. I even insist that Jack should only be a nickname for John, and a lot of people think that's silly.

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Maybe because Nancy sounds so far removed from Anne, and the way it originated (a fancy form of Nan, which sprang from the term "Mine Anne") is so archaic?