Goy

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See also: goy, göy, gøy, and goþ

English

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Etymology 1

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Various origins:

  • English habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various places in France called Gouy.
  • Borrowed from Galician Goy, a habitational surname from a small village in the province of Lugo.
  • Borrowed from French Goy, a metonymic occupational surname for a farmer, from Old French goi (bill hook, kind of knife).
  • Borrowed from Hokkien (); compare Ni, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters.

Proper noun

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Goy (plural Goys)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Goy is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Goy is most common among White (76.72%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.94%) individuals.

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Goy (plural Goyim)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of goy

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoi/ [ˈɡoi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: Goy

Proper noun

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Goy m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Galician