Croy

See also: croy

English

Proper noun

Croy (countable and uncountable, plural Croys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7949).
  3. A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7275).

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Croy is the 8246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4018 individuals. Croy is most common among White (92.51%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Croye and Croij in the 16th century. Likely named after Jacob of Croÿ-Chimay (around 1436-1516), who inherited a nearby castle in 1477.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kroːi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Croy
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯

Proper noun

Croy n

  1. A hamlet in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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