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Moy.

A surname.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/mɔɪ/
  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A small village beside Loch Moy in the Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7634).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A hamlet beside the Loch Laggan Reservoir in the Highland council area (OS grid ref NN4282).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 8456).

    countable · uncountable
  5. A river, the River Moy in County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Taishanese 梅 (moi3), or a habitational surname for someone from Moy, Aisne or Mouy, Oise in France.

noun
  1. Alternative form of Moi (“member of Montagnard people of Vietnam”).

    alt-of · alternative
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