From the English word fancy , which means either "like, love, inclination" or "ornamental". It is derived from Middle English fantasie , which comes (via Norman French and Latin) from Greek φαίνω (phaino) meaning "to show, to appear".
We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.