Loy

[ loi ]

noun

1. a female given name.

loy

/ lɔɪ /

noun

1. a narrow spade with a single footrest

Word History and Origins

Origin of Loy¹

C18: from Irish Gaelic láí

Example Sentences

The trio which consists of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa are proud of creating "milestones" through their music which people relate to.

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Loy was jailed at the High Court in Glasgow.

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In mitigation, Loy’s lawyer Donald Findlay KC, said: "It was very telling and quite moving when he said if he could take their place he would - he would rather it had been him."

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The three people in the other car were seriously injured, as was Loy himself.

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Jake Loy - who was 17 at the time - was driving on the A711 when he crashed into another vehicle.

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