Given name & surname · also Khmer
Luy
Luy is a surname from Khmer, ultimately from German. It is used in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Luy comes from Khmer, and ultimately from German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Khmer លុយ, from Spanish Luy, from German Luy.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Luy’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Luy as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Lou. Luy has a conventional equivalent in the French form Louis. In Filipino usage, Luy as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Lu.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Luy has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
7 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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