Loy
noun
a female given name.
Loy
American
[loi]
/ lɔɪ /
noun
loy
British
/ lɔɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of loy
C18: from Irish Gaelic láí
Example Sentences
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Loy said the coalition reached out to Bonta’s office and hopes to help tweak the bill.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Driving to the byeline, jinking in off the left, and also finding himself space in central areas, Loy described Moore's movement as "nothing short of sensational".
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
“Should the market now be questioning the planned closure dates of other major coal-fired electricity generation plants in Australia—Yallourn in 2028, Bayswater 2031-33, and Loy Yang by 2035?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
An international research team led by microbiologists Marc Mussmann and Alexander Loy at the University of Vienna has uncovered a completely new type of microbial metabolism.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025
“I heard that Myrna Loy checked into the Casa Marina last night!” he told me.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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