Name: Loy

Gender: Male

Usage: Loy, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Loy are in general originating from Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Loy across the world, see Eligius.

Name Meaning of Loy

Meaning: The meaning of the name Loy is: Selection.

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Numerology Interpretation

Numerology of the first name Loy: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone

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Popularity of the Name

The name Loy is ranked on the 10,102nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.

We estimate that there are at least 25100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Loy has three characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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History and Origin

Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

  • Loy Allen Bowlin (1909–1995), outsider artist
  • Loy Allen Jr. (born 1966), former NASCAR driver
  • Loy Hanning, Major League Baseball pitcher in 1939 and 1942
  • Loy W. Henderson (1892–1986), United States Foreign Service Officer
  • Loy Hering, (c. 1484–1564), German Renaissance sculptor
  • Loy Mendonsa, Indian film singer
  • Loy Petersen (born 1945), retired American professional basketball player
  • Loy Vaught (born 1968), retired American basketball player
  • Loy F. Weaver (born 1942), politician from Louisiana, USA
  • Loys of Gruuthuse (c. 1422–1492), better known as Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse
  • Loys Louis Bourgeois (composer) (c. 1510–1560), French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance
  • Loÿs Delteil (1869–1927), French engraver and lithographer, publisher, dealer, and art historian

Surname:

  • Angie Loy (born 1982), field hockey forward
  • Brendan Loy, American blogger
  • David Loy (born 1947), Buddhist philosopher
  • Egon Loy (born 1931), German former professional football goalkeeper
  • Frank E. Loy, American diplomat and former United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
  • James Loy (born 1942), United States Coast Guard admiral, former TSA administrator, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Julien Loy (born 1976), French triathlete
  • Matthias Loy (1828–1915), American Lutheran theologian
  • Mina Loy (1882–1966), artist, poet, playwright, novelist, futurist, actor, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps and bohemian
  • Myrna Loy (1903–1993), American motion picture actress
  • Nanni Loy (1925–1995), Italian film, theatre and TV director
  • Rachel Loy, solo artist
  • Rory Loy (born 1988), Scottish footballer
  • Tristan Loy (born 1973), French long distance and marathon speed skater and inline speed skater
  • William A. Loy (1895-?), American politician
  • François De Loys (1892–1935), Swiss oil geologist and discoverer of "Loy's Ape"

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