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toy Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname for a light-hearted or frivolous person, from Middle English toy ‘play’, ‘sport’ (of uncertain origin), or from an occasional medieval personal name, Toye.
- French: metonymic occupational name for a sheath maker, from Old French toie ‘sheath’ (Latin theca).
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| TOY, FREDERICK E.; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - Indian Wars |
| 5 |
| Isaac N. Toy | 'JOANN | 1 |
| William Toy | D.Naumann | 9 |
| Toys in Kansas |
 codytoy85
| 0 |
| TOY/TOYE of No. Ireland |
Doug Toye
| 15 |
| Looking for relatives of John Toy; County of Cornwall, England |
lottiy
| 9 |
| Toy, William 1810 KY | Tammie Chada | 1 |
| Toy connection |
LauraRouse75
| 5 |
| Donna J. TOY Bryson 1941- 2008 b. Youngstown, Ohio |
Lace_Lynch
| 0 |
| Toy family of Western PA | Rebecca Toy | 3 |
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