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Moy^¹

/mɔɪ/

Where it comes from

From Taishanese 梅 (moi3), or a habitational surname for someone from Moy, Aisne or Mouy, Oise in France.

proper noun Moys

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A small village beside Loch Moy in the Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7634).
countable, uncountable A hamlet beside the Loch Laggan Reservoir in the Highland council area (OS grid ref NN4282).
countable, uncountable A village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 8456).
countable, uncountable A river, the River Moy in County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland.

Moy^²

noun Moys

alternative Alternative form of Moi (“member of Montagnard people of Vietnam”).

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"Moy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Moy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moy

Chicago

"Moy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moy.

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@misc{moy_2026,
  title = {Moy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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