# nancy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnænsi/ · frequency rank #5,715

## Definitions
1. An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

## Etymology
From Nancy, pet form of the female given names Agnes and Anne, under influence from earlier nan (“serving girl, maid; male homosexual”), itself from Nan, another pet form of the same names. Compare Mary.

## Easily confused with
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nay)
- **navy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-navy)
- **nani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nani)
- **nang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nang)
- **NAND** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nand)
- **narc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-narc)
- **nary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nary)
- **nasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nasty)
- **nanny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nanny)
- **nappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nappy)
- **natty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-natty)
- **Nanda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nanda)
- **narco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-narco)
- **nuance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-nuance)
- **nan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nan-vs-nancy)
- **nana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nancy)
- **Nagy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagy-vs-nancy)
- **NaCl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nacl-vs-nancy)
- **NAACP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naacp-vs-nancy)
- **nance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nancy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anncy`, `nacny`, `nanccy`, `nancyy`, `nanncy`, `nanyc`, `nnacy`, `nnancy`

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