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Re: Surname Hoy |
| Author: |
Jim Young (guest, 87.102.0.100) |
| Date: |
September 7, 2007 at 11:18:00 AM |
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Surname Hoy by Nicola |
More likely Irish; Hoy is found in Northern Ireland as another version of Hoey, whoch can be for Ó hAoidh (O'Hea) or Ó hEochaidh (O'Haughey).
Hoy is also an English surname "Middle Dutch hoey 'cargo ship'. Metonymic for a sailor" (Reaney and Wilson, "Dictionary...").
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- Surname Hoy - Nicola Sep 4 2007, 11:07:48 AM
- Re: Surname Hoy - Jim Young Sep 7 2007, 11:18:00 AM
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