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Foy

Feminine
Rare

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : variant of Fahey.
  • Irish : variant of Fee.
  • French : nickname, from Old French foi ‘faith’ (Latin fides), either for a pious person or for someone who frequently used this term in oaths.
  • French : from the medieval female personal name Foy, which is from foi ‘faith’, as above.

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