Sainte-Foy

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Sainte-Foy

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From French Sainte-Foy, from Middle French Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French form of the name of the martyr St Faith. Piecewise doublet of Santa Fe.

proper noun

Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.
Similar: Foy, St Foy, Ste Foy

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@misc{sainte_foy_2026,
  title = {Sainte-Foy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sainte-foy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}