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Dictionary of
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Origin of the Surname NOYES.
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NOYES.
Noy is an abbreviation for Noah. "In England, in the
seventeenth century, Attorney-General Noy was succeeded by Sir John Banks, and
Chief-justice Heath being found guilty of bribery, Sir John Finch obtained the
office; hence it was said:
"Noy's
flood is gone,
The Banks appear,
Heath is shorn down,
And Finch sings here."—LOWER.
In the Cornish British, Noi
is a nephew, and Noys night.
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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