Coy

Coy is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Bernard Coy (1991), an American bank robber, famous for trying to escape from Alcatraz prison
Bobby Coy, English former football player
Eric Coy, Canadian Olympic discus thrower and shot putter
John Coy, American children's book author
Jeffrey Coy, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Jonathan Coy, British actor
Juan Coy, Minister of State for Human Development in Belize
Michelle Coy, British bobsledder
Randi Coy, participant in the reality show My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance
Steve Coy, English drummer, manager, producer, and songwriter for new wave band Dead or Alive
Ted Coy, American college football player
Wayne Coy, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1947-1952)
Given name:
Coy Gibbs, former NASCAR car driver and National Football League (NFL) assistant coach
Coy Bacon, former NFL player
Coy Bowles, guitarist and keyboardist in Zac Brown Band
Coy Wire, NFL player
Coy Watson, Jr., American child actor
Coy Cook, American singer
Coy Privette, Baptist pastor and politician under the shadow of a scandal
Coy Pugh (born 1952), American politician
Fictional characters:
Coy Duke, fictional character on the TV show The Dukes of Hazzard

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Early 14c., "quiet, modest, demure," from Old French coi, earlier quei "quiet, still, placid, gentle," ultimately from Latin quietus "resting, at rest" (see quiet (n.)). Meaning "shy" emerged late 14c. Meaning "unwilling to commit" is 1961. Related: Coyly; coyness.

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Derived from Old French coi, means: calm, quiet, woods, forest, quiet place.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Chris Coy	1986	American actor
2	Coy Wire	1978	American football player
3	Coy Stewart	1998	American actor
4	Coy Wayne Wesbrook	1958
5	Nathan Coy	1978	American martial artist
6	Bob Coy	1955	American pastor
7	Jonathan Coy	1953	British actor
8	Bernard Coy	1900	American bank robber
9	Walter Coy	1909	American actor
10	Coy Gibbs	1972	American football player and coach, and stock car racing driver
11	Coy Craft	1997	American soccer player
12	Coy Bacon	1942	Player of American football
13	Coy Duke
14	Ted Coy	1888	American football player and coach
15	John Coy	1958	American children's author.
16	Wolfgang Coy	1947	German computer scientist
17	Steve Coy	1962	British composer
18	Maddy Coy
19	Chase Aubrey Coy	1990	American singer
20	Coy Placido	1977	Guitarist/Bassist of Top Junk sessiOnroad
21	Coy Privette	1933	American politician
22	Coy Watson, Jr.	1912	American child actor of the silent era
23	Harry Coy	1900	Australian rules footballer
24	Wayne Coy	1903	American FCC Chairperson
25	Bobby Coy	1961	English footballer
26	Jeffrey Coy	1951	American politician
27	Eric Coy	1914	Canadian discus thrower and shot putter
28	Coy Cornelius Carpenter	1900	Educator, writer
29	Coy Cook	1924	Gospel singer
30	Martin Coy	1954	German geographer
31	Coy Pereira	1919
32	Michelle Coy	1971	British bobsledder
33	Juan Coy		Belizean politician
34	Andrea Botero Coy	1988	Colombian cyclist
35	Pieter Marteen Coy		Dutch diplomat
36	Coy Koopal	1932	Dutch football player
37	Eugene Coy	1927	American musician and pianist
38	George Willard Coy	1836	American inventor, mechanic and entrepreneur
39	Pieter Coy
40	Coy Pugh
41	Henry Coy	1972