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Hoy
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English
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Etymology 1
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó hEochaidh descendant of Eochaid.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en unincorporated community co/Hampshire County s/West Virginia c/USA.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoy is the 3855th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9196 individuals. Hoy is most common among White (85.3%) individuals.
Etymology 2
From Orkney and Shetland en sco Hoy, from en non há high + non ey island.
Proper noun
en island in south-west carea/Orkney Islands cc/Scotland OS grid refs HY20, ND29.
en small uninhabited island carea/Shetland Islands cc/Scotland OS grid ref HU3744.
Translations
Orkney island
Old Norse: non Háey
Scottish Gaelic: gd Eilean Thothaigh
Anagrams
en hoy hyo-