Handy has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun
United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
"The handy, a pioneering U.S. blues musician, dedicated his life to transcribing and publishing traditional blues songs before his death in 1958."
A hand job.
"The handy is ringing loudly in his pocket, signaling an incoming call from his mother."
A handgun.
Synonym of mobile phone
Easy to use, useful.
"The new smartphone features are so handy that I find myself using them all day long."
A surname, from nicknames.
"Handy was a common surname in the region that originated from local nicknames."
The word handy comes from Old English, originally meaning "skillful." It is formed by combining the word for hand with a suffix that means "like" or "having the quality of."