Clancy

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 for Clarence. Notable people with the name include: As a first name Clancy Barone (born 1963), American football coach Clancy Brown (born 1959), American actor and comedian Clancy Chassay, English journalist Clancy Cooper (1906–1975), American actor Clancy Eccles (1940–2005), Jamaican reggae singer Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter Clancy Fernando (1938–1992), Sri Lankan admiral Clancy Hayes (1908–1972), American singer Clancy O'Connor (born 1982), American actor Clancy Pendergast (born 1967), American football coach Clancy Rudeforth (born 1983), Australian rules footballer Clancy Sigal (1926–2017), American writer Clancy Smyres (1922–2007), American baseball player Clancy Williams (1942–1986), American footballer As a last name Abigail Clancy, English model Al Clancy, American baseball player Bobby Clancy, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers Boetius Clancy, Irish MP Claire Clancy, Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, and first woman to be Registrar of Companies for England and Wales Conor Clancy (Clare hurler) (born 1971), Irish hurler Conor Clancy (Offaly hurler) (born 1993), Irish hurler Cummin Clancy (1922–2013), Irish discus thrower Daniel J. Clancy, American computer scientist Dara Clancy, Irish musician, frontman of Soundstrand Dave Clancy, British ice hockey player Donald D. Clancy, American politician Edward Clancy (disambiguation), several people Finbarr Clancy, Irish folk musician, member of the High Kings Frank Willey Clancy, American lawyer and politician George Clancy (politician), Irish teacher and politician George Clancy (rugby union), Irish rugby union referee Gil Clancy (1922–2011), American boxing trainer and commentator Gordon Drummond Clancy, Canadian politician Jack Clancy, American football player James Clancy (disambiguation), several people Jim Clancy (baseball player), American baseball player Jim Clancy (journalist), American broadcast journalist Joe Clancy, American football player John Clancy (disambiguation), several people Joseph Clancy (Wisconsin), American politician J. J.