Given name & surname · also Khmer

Soy

“mane”

Soy is a surname from Khmer (ultimately Turkish).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Soy goes back to Khmer សយ, meaning “mane.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Soy comes from Khmer, and ultimately from Turkish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Khmer សយ (“mane”), from Turkish Soy.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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