Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toya

/tˈɔɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
toya
IPA
/tˈɔɪə/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two main origins: * Amerindian surname typical of the Jemez Pueblo people of New Mexico, possibly from Spanish Toya. * Borrowed from Japanese 桐耶 (Tōya, “door valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Toya, 桐耶

Inflected Forms

Toyas (plural)

Rhymes With

paranoia nagoya montoya sequoia soya moya goya loya latoya bedoya sequoyah tafoya

Questions

How do you pronounce toya?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɔɪə/.
What does toya mean?
A surname.
Where does toya come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce toya

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