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Foy 1
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French

Meaning & History

From a medieval nickname based on Old French foi "faith", applied either to a notably pious person or to one who frequently used the word as an oath; also, from the medieval French female personal name Foy, from Old French foi "faith".
Added 11/17/2013 by babycrookston

Foy 2
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Type Surname (from given name)
Other Forms FormsFahy, Fay, Faye

Meaning & History

A different form of Fahy (from Irish Gaelic Ó Fathaigh "descendant of Fathach", a personal name probably based on Gaelic fothadh "foundation").
Added 11/17/2013 by babycrookston

Foy 3
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Irish

Meaning & History

Variant of Fee.
Added 2/19/2014 by Fanny