Sainte-Foy

English

Etymology

From French Sainte-Foy, from Middle French Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French form of the name of the martyr St Faith.

Proper noun

Sainte-Foy

  1. Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.

Synonyms
  • Foy (obsolete); St Foy, Ste Foy
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