name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
foy
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rhymes with -ɔɪ
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CMU ARPABET: F OY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Sainte-Foy, various places, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
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Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: Sainte-Foy, various places
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noun
Meaning 3
Faith, allegiance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A feast given by one about to leave a place.
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Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Middle French foy (“faith”) and placenames such as Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French name of St. Faith.
From Middle French foy. Doublet of faith.