Sainte-foy

name

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Definitions

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

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.

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