October 20
Why this day? Doy is a short form of Doyle, and shares its name day.
Doy is celebrated in the United States on October 20.
Doy is a short form of Doyle. It keeps its origin (Irish (Gaelic)) and meaning — 'Dark stranger' — i.e. a dark-haired foreigner (originally a Dane/Viking), and shares its name day, October 20.
On birth records, Doy is rarely written as such: the Doys are Doyles (30,593 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Doyle page.
Doy is a short form of Doyle, which means 'Dark stranger' — i.e. a dark-haired foreigner (originally a Dane/Viking).
October 20, together with Doyle: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Doyle.
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