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Moy

/mɔɪ/

Moy proper noun: a surname. Also the alternative form of Moi.

Proper noun

Moy (countable and uncountable, plural Moys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A small village beside Loch Moy in the Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7634).
  3. A hamlet beside the Loch Laggan Reservoir in the Highland council area (OS grid ref NN4282).
  4. A village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 8456).
  5. A river, the River Moy in County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland.

Also used as

Moy is also the alternative form of Moi.

Forms of Moy

Proper noun
pluralMoys
Noun
pluralMoys

Origin of Moy

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

Questions about Moy

What does Moy mean?
Moy means a surname.
What part of speech is Moy?
Moy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Moy?
Moy is pronounced /mɔɪ/.

Words near Moy in the dictionary

  1. Moxonian
  2. moxonidine
  3. Moxons
  4. Moxos
  5. moxy
  6. Moy
  7. moya
  8. moyai
  9. moyais
  10. moyamoya
  11. Moyamoya disease

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