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Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Within Vinony's link graph, Loy is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to family name, given name and Myrna Loy.

It is catalogued under topics including Given names, Surnames and Surnames derived from given names.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

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Loy
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Loy (surname)
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Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

== Given name == Loy Allen Bowlin (1909–1995), outsider artist Loy Allen Jr. (born 1966), former NASCAR driver Loy Hanning, Major League Baseball pitcher in 1939 and 1942 Loy W. Henderson (1892–1986), United States Foreign Service Officer Loy Hering (c. 1484–1564), German Renaissance sculptor Loy McAfee (1868–1941), American surgeon, bibliographer, and editor Loy Mendonsa, Indian film singer Loy Petersen (born 1945), retired American professional basketball player Loy Vaught (born 1968), retired American basketball player Loys of Gruuthuse (c. 1422–1492), better known as Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510–1560), French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance Loÿs Delteil (1869–1927), French engraver and lithographer, publisher, dealer, and art historian

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