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Devoy

Devoy proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Devoy (plural Devoys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Devoy

pluralDevoys

Origin of Devoy

Anglicized form of Irish Dubhuidhe, a personal name probably derived from dubh (“dark”) + buidhe (“sallow”).

Questions about Devoy

What does Devoy mean?
Devoy means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Devoy?
Devoy is a proper noun.

Words near Devoy in the dictionary

  1. devoving
  2. devow
  3. devowed
  4. devowing
  5. devows
  6. Devoy
  7. Devoys
  8. DevRel
  9. Devreux
  10. devs
  11. DevSecOps

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