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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“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
“There’s nothing about the existence of a federal investigation that prohibits them from commenting,” Loy said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
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
People would stop her on the street and ask for her autograph, mistaking her for Loy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
They stitched shoes for some of the richest women in New York, movie stars like Janet Gaynor and Myrna Loy.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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