Given name & surname · also Hokkien
Uy
Uy is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Spanish. It is used in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Uy comes from Hokkien, and ultimately from Spanish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Uy as a surname developed from អ៊ុយ.
Uy’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Uy as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Huang. In English usage, Uy as a surname has a related form in WEE. In Filipino usage, Uy as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with WEE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Uy has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
9 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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