Boy
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Boy
- a nickname for one's son
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Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Boy m
- a male given name
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Boy m (strong, genitive Boys, plural Boys)
- bellboy; pageboy
- (colloquial) boy
- 1968, “Der Computer Nr. 3”, performed by France Gall:
- Der Computer Nr. 3 / Sucht für mich den richtigen Boy / Und die Liebe ist garantiert für beide dabei
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1997, “Girls In Love”, in 70 Minuten Musik ungeklärter Herkunft, performed by Andreas Dorau:
- Sie war scheu und er war ihr Boy / Doch er war ihr nie ganz treu
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Boy [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Boy m (proper noun, strong, genitive Boys)
- a male given name
Further reading edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From either or both English boy and/or Spanish Bonito + -oy. Spanish bonito is a diminutive of Spanish bueno (“good”).
Proper noun edit
Boy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜌ᜔)
- a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio
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Turkish edit
Proper noun edit
Boy
- a male given name