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Wiktionary

  1. foynoun

    Faith, allegiance.

  2. foynoun

    A feast given by one about to leave a place.

    He did at the Dog give me, and some other friends of his, his foy, he being to set sail to-day. uE000541612uE001 Pepys.

  3. Etymology: From foy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Foynoun

    Faith; allegiance. An obsolete word.

    Etymology: foi, French.

    He Easterland subdued, and Denmark won,
    And of them both did foy and tribute raise. Fairy Queen.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Foynoun

    faith; allegiance; fealty

  2. Foynoun

    a feast given by one about to leave a place

  3. Etymology: [F. foi, old spelling foy, faith. See Faith.]

Wikidata

  1. Foy

    Foy is a village in Belgium, near Bastogne.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Foy

    foi, n. (Spens.) allegiance. [Fr. foi, faith.]

  2. Foy

    foi, n. (prov.) a parting entertainment.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. foy

    A local term for the charge made for the use of a boat.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FOY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Foy is ranked #2786 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Foy surname appeared 12,952 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Foy.

    71.7% or 9,290 total occurrences were White.
    22.4% or 2,906 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 339 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 250 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 106 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 61 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FOY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FOY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of FOY in a Sentence

  1. Matt Smith:

    Claire Foy is one of my best friends, and I believe that we should be paid equally and fairly and there should be equality for all, i support Claire Foy completely, and I'm pleased that it was resolved and they made amends for it because that what's needed to happen.

  2. The FBI:

    This attack continues for approximately 16 seconds until Foy is knocked down by another rioter. ... Foy raises his hockey stick above his head in celebration.

  3. Imelda Staunton:

    I have loved watching The Crown from the very start. As an actor it was a joy to see how both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman brought something special and unique to Peter Morgan's scripts, i am genuinely honoured to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be taking The Crown to its conclusion.

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