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Foy.

A surname.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

  2. Synonym of Sainte-Foy, various places, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle French foy (“faith”) and placenames such as Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French name of St. Faith.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.