Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sainte-foy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: sain-te--foy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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. Piecewise doublet of Santa Fe.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Sainte-Foy

Synonyms

Foy St Foy Ste Foy

Questions

What does sainte-foy mean?: Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.
Where does sainte-foy come from?: It is traced to French.

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