Etymology

Sainte-Foy

Today it means: Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux. Full definition →

French Sainte-Foy ← Middle French Sainte-Foy
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  1. Middle French · derived fromSainte-Foy
  2. French · borrowed fromSainte-Foy
  3. English todaySainte-Foy

From French Sainte-Foy, from Middle French Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French form of the name of the martyr St Faith. Piecewise doublet of Santa Fe.

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