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COY
Boy/Male
Native American
Coyote man.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex) and French
English (Essex) and French : nickname from Middle English, Old French nice ‘foolish’, ‘simple’ (Latin nescius ‘ignorant’). In the 14th century the English word also acquired the sense ‘wanton’ and in the 15th century ‘coy’, ‘shy’, both of which meanings may be reflected in the surname. The sense ‘fastidious’, ‘precise’, ‘minute’ developed only in the 16th century, probably too late to have given rise to any surnames, and the present-day sense of general approbation is not clearly attested until the late 19th century.Americanized spelling of German Neis.
Female
Native American
Native American Miwok name KALISKA means "coyote chasing deer."
Boy/Male
English American
Forest.
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish
Searches for battle.
Boy/Male
French
Modest.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iain, patronymic from Iain, one of the Gaelic forms of John. This name is found in many other spellings, including McCain, Kean, and McKean. In some cases it may also be a variant of Coyne.English : variant spelling of Cane.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Caen in Calvados, France, named with the Gaulish elements catu ‘battle’ + magos ‘field’, ‘plain’.French (Caïn) : from the Biblical name Cain (Hebrew Qayin), probably applied as a derogatory nickname for someone who was considered to be treacherous.Spanish (CaÃn) : habitational name from a place called CaÃn in León.
Female
Native American
Native American Miwok name TOLINKA means "flapping ear of a coyote."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metathesized form of the occupational name Coyner.English : possibly an occupational name for a dealer in rabbits or rabbit skins, from an agent derivative of Middle English cony ‘rabbit’ (see Coney).
Boy/Male
Native American
Coyote.
Male
Native American
Native American Pawnee name SHIRIKI means "coyote."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Coyner.Possibly an altered spelling of German Keiner.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuáin ‘descendant of Cuán’, a byname from a diminutive of cú ‘hound’, ‘dog’.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cadhain ‘descendant of Cadhan’, a byname from cadhan ‘barnacle goose’.Irish : Anglicized form of Ó Comhgháin ‘descendant of Comghán’, a Connacht name usually Anglicized as Coen.Irish : variant of Quinn.English : metonymic occupational name for a minter of money, or a derogatory nickname for a miser, from Middle English coin ‘piece of money’ (earlier the die used to stamp money, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge’).
Boy/Male
French
Modest.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of McCoy.English : nickname for a quiet and unassuming person, from Middle English, Old French coi, quei ‘calm’, ‘quiet’ (Latin quietus).
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Scottish, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese
May; Goddess of Spring Growth; Brightness; Dance; Coyote; Pearl; Cherry Blossom; Apricot Blossom; Combination of Ma and Ai; Scottish Form of Margaret
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a quiet or shy person, from French coi ‘quiet’, ‘coy’, ‘shy’.Scottish : variant of Cowie.
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name ISTAQA means "coyote man."
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.Irish : perhaps a variant of Coyne.Possibly also a variant spelling of French Gouin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a moneyer, from an agent derivative of Middle English coin ‘piece of money’ (see Coyne).
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Raine.German : topographic name from Middle High German rein ‘margin’, ‘boundary’, or a habitational name from a place in Bavaria named with this word.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Pleasant father.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, German, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Sindhi
Young Sun
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pious, Beautiful
Male
Greek
(Î ÏομηθεÏÏ‚) Greek name derived from the word promethes, PROMÊTHEUS means "foresight." In mythology, this is the name of the Titan who was punished by Zeus for stealing fire to give to mankind.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Cross Meadow
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Modern, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Salvation; Final Destiny of God
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Warrior of Religion
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Triply Pure
Boy/Male
German, Hungarian, Polish, Teutonic
Merciful Leader; Peaceful Ruler; Diminutive of Frederick
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v. t.
To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C () C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek /, /, and came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the Ph/nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L. acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L. cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare, OF. cerchier, E. search.
adv.
In a coy manner; with reserve.
a.
Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
n.
The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
a.
A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech.
n.
The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
a.
Somewhat coy or reserved.
n.
Coyness; disdainful behavior.
n.
A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl.
imp. & p. p.
of Coy
n.
A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Coy
n.
The coypu.
n.
The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
a.
Like a maiden; modest; coy.
v. i.
To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
superl.
Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
n.
Same as Coistril.