"Hoy" meaning in English

See Hoy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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”), {{m|non|ey||island}} ey (“island”) 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): Islands, Places in Scotland, Places in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Hoy-en-name-lyPOq0xv
  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
  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, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hoy-en-name-uCqZDjGA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 24 47

Inflected forms

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