Moy

M3O1Y4
/mɔɪ/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginTaishanese 梅 →
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Meanings

Moy1

proper nounMoy (countable and uncountable, plural Moys)

plural Moys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA small village beside Loch Moy in the Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7634).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet beside the Loch Laggan Reservoir in the Highland council area (OS grid ref NN4282).
  4. countableuncountableA village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 8456).
  5. countableuncountableA river, the River Moy in County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland.

Moy2

nounMoy (plural Moys)

plural Moys

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Moi (“member of Montagnard people of Vietnam”).

Origin

  1. Taishanese梅
  2. EnglishMoy

From Taishanese 梅 (moi3), or a habitational surname for someone from Moy, Aisne or Mouy, Oise in France.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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