Gay vs Lance

Gay

name
  • A male given name from English. Also a shortened form of Gabriel, Gaylord and similar names, or transferred from the surname. 

  • A female given name from English from the word gay, "joyful"; rare today. 

  • An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person. 

Lance

name
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages, pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance. 

  • A surname originating as a patronymic. 

How often have the words Gay and Lance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )