Coey

C3O1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French coi →
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Meanings

proper nounCoey (plural Coeys)

plural Coeys

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcoi“shy, coy, timid”
  2. EnglishCoey

From Old French coi (“shy, coy, timid”), a nickname for a shy person. It could also be a variant of Cowie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Coey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coey

MLA

“Coey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coey.

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