# Macy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmeɪsi/ · frequency rank #28,615

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Norman baronial surname from places named Massy in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius.

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-my)
- **MC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mc)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-may)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-man)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-map)
- **mad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mad)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-max)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mar)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mat)
- **mic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mic)
- **mag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mag)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mao)
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mal)
- **mai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mai)
- **mah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mah)
- **mam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mam)
- **mak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mak)
- **Mau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mau)
- **MCU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-mcu)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macy-vs-maw)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amcy`, `maccy`, `macyy`, `mayc`, `mcay`, `mmacy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/macy