Tansy is an English feminine given name derived from the name of the flowering plant. The plant name is derived from the Old French word tanesie, from the Greek athanasia, meaning "immortality." It has been in occasional use in the Anglosphere since the 19th century along with other botanical names that came into fashion during the Victorian era.
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Women
Tansy Davies (born 1973), English composer
Tansy Rayner Roberts (born 1978), Australian fantasy writer
Fictional characters
Tansy, a character in The Divide trilogy by Elizabeth Kay
Tansy, a character in the 2003 buddy action comedy film Kangaroo Jack
Tansy Bestigui, a character in the 2013 crime fiction novel The Cuckoo's Calling by J.K. Rowling, writing as Robert Galbraith
Tansy Carr, a character in the 1961 British comedy film No My Darling Daughter
Tansy Firle, a character in the 1914 novel Tansy by English writer Tickner Edwardes and the 1921 British silent film based on the popular novel
Tansy Meadow, a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Tansy McGinnis, a character in the play The Nerd
Tansy Taylor, a character in the 1962 British horror film Night of the Eagle
Tansy Truitt, a character in the American television series Hart of Dixie