foyle

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/fɔɪl/

proper noun

A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.

OriginIrish Feabhal ← Middle Irish Febal →
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Meanings

foyle1

verbfoyle (third-person singular simple present foyles, present participle foyling, simple past and past participle foyled)

present singular third person foyles · participle present foyling · participle past foyled · past foyled

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of foil.

Foyle2

proper noun
  1. A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle IrishFebal
  2. IrishFeabhal
  3. EnglishFoyle

From Irish Feabhal, from Middle Irish Febal.

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Translations

Irish Feabhal
  • Feabhalriver in Ireland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with foyle

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Sounds the same

foil

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

foyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foyle

MLA

“foyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foyle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foyle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foyle.

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