"Hoy" meaning in All languages combined

See Hoy on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Hoys [plural]
Etymology: (Orkney, Shetland) From Old Norse há (“high”) + ey (“island”). Etymology templates: {{q|Orkney, Shetland}} (Orkney, Shetland), {{der|en|non|há||high}} Old Norse há (“high”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Hoys}} Hoy (countable and uncountable, plural Hoys)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Hoy-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An island in south-west Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid refs HY20, ND29). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Hoy-en-name-lyPOq0xv Categories (other): Islands
  3. A small uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3744). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Hoy-en-name-dvTuHHdA Categories (other): Islands
  4. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Hoy-en-name-uCqZDjGA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 28 26 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 28 26 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 27 25 44

Inflected forms

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