Galena, IL Population and Races. As of 2010-2014, the total population of Galena is 3,358, which is 2.95% less than it was in 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 3.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%.
Kim as a nickname for Kimberly is fairly straightforward, but Polly as a nickname for Mary and Peggy as a nickname for Margaret have tripped up many researchers. Sometimes nicknames were formed by adding a y or ey to the end of a name or part of a name - i.e. Johnny for John or Penny for Penelope..
Nancy /nan-cy/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced NAN-cee. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nancy is He (God) has favored me. Variant of Ann.Originally a nickname first used as a given name in the 18th century. First Lady Nancy Reagan; skater Nancy Kerrigan; writer Nancy Mitford.ancy is a very popular first name for women (#12 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#60390 out of 150436, Top 40%). (2000 U.S. Census).