Canoy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Two main origins:
- Variant of Kanoy, an Americanized form of German Kney.
- Borrowed from Cebuano Canoy; this surname is predominantly found in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao.
Proper noun[edit]
Canoy (plural Canoys)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Canoy is the 40371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Canoy is most common among White (68.45%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (25.46%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Canoy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 280.
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Hokkien 橄欖孫/橄榄孙 (ka-núi-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”). Compare Tagalog Singson.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkanoj/ [ˈka.noɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -anoj
- Syllabification: Ca‧noy
Proper noun[edit]
Canoy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜓᜌ᜔)
- a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from German
- English terms borrowed from Cebuano
- English terms derived from Cebuano
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from German
- English surnames from Cebuano
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Hokkien
- Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/anoj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/anoj/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms spelled with C
- Tagalog surnames
- Tagalog surnames from Hokkien