Foy

Where Foy comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Foy.

  • Vowel-ended
Foy through the years
  1. 1889
    First appearance
    #878 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1905
    Peak, #636
    14 babies named Foy, its best rank.
  3. 1906
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,253.
  4. 1910
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 1973
    Foy Williams born
    Canadian sprinter
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Foy Williams · Canadian sprinter, born 1973

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