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♂ Coy
What does Coy mean?
Coy 
▼ as a boys' name. May possibly mean "woods", or "quiet place". Possibly a transferred use of the surname Coy or McCoy, a variant of McKay, meaning "son of Aodh" (see Aidan).
STARTS WITH Co-
Variations
VARIANT Coye
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Coy Paulo (C.P.), ..
How popular is Coy?
Coy is a somewhat popular first name for men (#693 out of 1220, Top 57%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#2142 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Coy reached its apex position of #386 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is at #1359 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Aidan (#242 FROM RECENT DATA) is the only other prominent varying form of Coy (#1359). These relations of Coy were favored 2 decades ago (AVERAGE #515) and are now significantly less widespread (#800, DOWN 82%), with versions such as Coy becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Coy▼ is alike in pronunciation to Caeo, Cai, Caio, Caw, Cayo, Coe, Kai▲, Kay▼, Kaye, Keh, Key, Keye, Koa▲ and Kye▲. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cloy, Cob, Coby▼, Cody▼, Col, Con, Cor, Cory▼, Coty▼, Cox, Croy, Cy, Loy and Roy▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Coy.
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