Given name & surname · also Norman
Goy
“bill hook, kind of knife”
Goy is a surname from Norman, ultimately from Hokkien. It is used in English and Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Goy goes back to Old French goi, meaning “bill hook, kind of knife.”
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Where it comes from
Goy comes from Norman, and ultimately from Hokkien.
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How it developed
From Galician Goy, from French Goy, from Old French goi (“bill hook, kind of knife”), from Hokkien 倪 (gê).
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