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Hy

1 American  
[hahy] / haɪ /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Hiram.


hy. 2 American  

abbreviation

Electricity.
  1. (formerly) henry.


Example Sentences

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Hy Vian, who was looking to buy some electric ovens for his firm, waved off the effects of tariffs.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

The affected cream cheese were distributed and sold by several major food retailers, including Hy Vee, Kroger and Aldi.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

Eide, somewhat by default, found himself thrust into a void vacated decades prior by Royal Brougham and Hy Zimmerman, the last of the region’s hockey-writing greats.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2023

Hy Eisman sits at his professional drawing board, much the way he has for seven decades.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

Want so lief het God die wêreld gehad, dat Hy sy eniggebore Seun gegee het, sodat elkeen wat in Hom glo, nie verlore mag gaan nie, maar die ewige lewe kan hê.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver