Novy

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See also: nový and новы

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Novy (plural Novies)

  1. (slang) A person from Nova Scotia.
    • 1896 November – 1897 May, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, published 1897, →OCLC:
      "Shrimp! Gloucester shrimp! Git aout, you Novy!"
      To call a Gloucester man a Nova Scotian is not well received. Dan answered in kind.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Novy (plural Novys)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Novy is the 19885th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1351 individuals. Novy is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.