"Foxy" meaning in English

See Foxy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Fox + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fox|y}} Fox + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Foxy
  1. A nickname of the surname Fox.
    Sense id: en-Foxy-en-name-6sagVCWw Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Reynard, a fox in European folklore. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Foxy
  1. (British) a nickname of the surname Reynolds. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-Foxy-en-name-8xR9aA~q Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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