Please who can tell me the meaning of the following names: Nancy, Lois, Constance, Oscar?

Please if you know the meaning of the names or any of them, let me know. cos we want to make a choice of name for my new baby.

Please who can tell me the meaning of the following names: Nancy, Lois, Constance, Oscar?
Nancy- Hebrew-Grace


Lois- Greek - superior


Constance-Latin- constant or steadfast


Oscar- Old English - spear of the gods
Reply:Nancy: "Favour, Grace"


Lois: "More Desireable" or "Famous Warrior"


Constance: "Constant, Steadfast"


Oscar: "Deer Lover" or "God's Spear"





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NANCY


Gender: Feminine


Usage: English


Pronounced: NAN-see


Pet form of ANNE. A city in France bears this name, though it derives from a different source.





ANNE


Gender: Feminine


Usage: French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque


Pronounced: AN (English, French), AH-nu (German)


French form of HANNAH. This is the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, though she is not mentioned in the Bible. The name was borne by a 17th-century English queen and also by the second wife of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn (the mother of Queen Elizabeth I), who was eventually beheaded in the Tower of London. This is also the name of the heroine in 'Anne of Green Gables' by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery





HANNAH


Gender: Feminine


Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical


Pronounced: HAN-a (English), HAH-nah (German)


From the Hebrew name 讞址谞旨指讛 (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace". Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. The Latin version of this name is Anna.








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LOIS (1)


Gender: Feminine


Usage: English, Biblical


Pronounced: LO-is


Possibly derived from Greek 位蠅喂蠅谓 (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better". Lois is mentioned in the New Testament as the mother of Eunice and the grandmother of Timothy.





LOIS (2)


Gender: Masculine %26amp; Feminine


Usage: Galician


Pronounced: LOIS, LO-is


Galician form of LOUIS





LOUIS


Gender: Masculine


Usage: French, English, Dutch


Pronounced: loo-EE (French), LOO-is (English)


French form of LUDWIG. This was the name of 18 kings of France, including Louis IX (Saint Louis) who led two crusades, and Louis XIV (the 'Sun King') who was the ruler of France during the height of its power, the builder of the Palace of Versailles, and the longest reigning monarch in the history of Europe. Other famous bearers include Louis Riel, a M茅tis leader who led a rebellion against Canada, and Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of 'Treasure Island' and 'Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.





LUDWIG


Gender: Masculine


Usage: German


Pronounced: LOOT-vikh (German), LUD-wig (English)


From the Germanic name Hludwig which meant "famous warrior", composed of the elements hlud "fame" and wig "warrior". This was the name of three Merovingian kings of the Franks (though their names are usually spelled in the Latinized form Clovis) and three kings of Bavaria. Other famous bearers include the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven and the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, who contributed to logic and the philosophy of language





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CONSTANCE


Gender: Feminine


Usage: English, French


Pronounced: KAHN-stants (English), kawn-STAWNS (French)


Medieval form of CONSTANTIA. This was the name of a daughter of William the Conqueror.





CONSTANTIA


Gender: Feminine


Usage: Late Roman


Feminine form of the Late Latin name Constantius, which was itself derived from Constans (see CONSTANT).





CONSTANT


Gender: Masculine


Usage: English, French


Pronounced: KAHN-stant (English)


From the Late Latin name Constans, which meant "constant, steadfast".


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OSCAR


Gender: Masculine


Usage: English, Irish


Pronounced: AHS-kur


Means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" combined cara "lover". In Irish legend Oscar was the son of the poet Oisin and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhail. Famous bearers of this name include a 19th-century king of Sweden and the Irish writer and humourist Oscar Wilde. The name Oscar could also represent a revival of an Old English name (meaning "god spear" from Old English os "god" and gar "spear").
Reply:Nancy


The meaning of the name Nancy is Grace





The origin of the name Nancy is English





Info on this name: Diminutive form of Anne. Nancy Sinatra, actress. Nancy Reagan, U.S. first lady. Nancy Cartwright, voice of cartoon characters Bart Simpson ("The Simpsons") and Chuckie Finster ("Rugrats"). Nancy Allen, actress.








Lois


The meaning of the name Lois is Better





The origin of the name Lois is Greek





Info on this name: Lois Lane, from the comic Superman.








Constance


The meaning of the name Constance is Constant





The origin of the name Constance is English





Info on this name: Constance Bennett, actress.








Oscar


The meaning of the name Oscar is Deer Lover





The origin of the name Oscar is Irish





Info on this name: Oscar Wilde. author. Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist. Oscar the Grouch, character on children's TV show "Sesame Street"








Good Luck! And for the record I like Constance.