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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’).
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English American
Forest.
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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.
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English
English : occupational name for a moneyer, from an agent derivative of Middle English coin ‘piece of money’ (see Coyne).
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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).
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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.
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English
English : nickname for a quiet or shy person, from French coi ‘quiet’, ‘coy’, ‘shy’.Scottish : variant of Cowie.
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English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.Irish : perhaps a variant of Coyne.Possibly also a variant spelling of French Gouin.
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Native American
Coyote.
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Gaelic Irish
Searches for battle.
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Native American
Native American Pawnee name SHIRIKI means "coyote."
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Coyote man.
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English
English : variant spelling of Coyner.Possibly an altered spelling of German Keiner.
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Native American
Native American Hopi name ISTAQA means "coyote man."
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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).
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French
Modest.
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Native American
Native American Miwok name TOLINKA means "flapping ear of a coyote."
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Native American
Native American Miwok name KALISKA means "coyote chasing deer."
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French
Modest.
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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
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Tamil
Nithwik | நீதà¯à®µà®¿à®•
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Latin
Fierce; brave.
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Greek
Manly beauty. In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of medicine and healing who drove his fiery...
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English
English : patronymic from Duke 1 or 2.
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German
Little and Womanly; Female Version of Charles
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English German American
Desires peace.
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English
English : plural variant of Hollen.
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Irish
Irish name meaning “â€a poetâ€â€ or “â€a philosopher.â€â€ In one legend, at the Battle of Clontarf (read the legend) in 1014 Tadhg Mór(“â€Big Tadhgâ€â€) O’Kelly is reported to have fought “â€like a wolf dogâ€â€ before he was overcome by the Vikings and killed. When he fell a ferocious animal came from the ocean to protect the dead body of the chieftain until it was retrieved by his O’Kelly kinsmen. “â€A most extraordinary creature, it had the head of a fox, the chest of an elephant, the mane of a horse, the forelegs of an eagle, the body and hind legs of a hound and the tail of a lion.â€â€
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
The Light; Of the Soul
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Hindu
Silken, Saintly
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n.
The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
n.
A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria.
n.
The coypu.
n.
Same as Coistril.
imp. & p. p.
of Coy
v. i.
To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
v. t.
To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
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.
a.
A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech.
superl.
Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
n.
The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
adv.
In a coy manner; with reserve.
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.
n.
The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
a.
Somewhat coy or reserved.
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Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.
n.
Coyness; disdainful behavior.
a.
Like a maiden; modest; coy.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Coy
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.