Fly

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English edit

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fly river

Etymology 1 edit

The Fly was first discovered by Europeans in 1845 when Francis Blackwood, commanding the corvette HMS Fly, surveyed the western coast of the Gulf of Papua. The river was named after his ship and he proclaimed that it would be possible for a small steam-powered boat to travel up the mighty river.

Proper noun edit

Fly

A river in Papua New Guinea

Etymology 2 edit

Proper noun edit

Fly (plural Flys)

A surname.

Statistics edit

According to the 2010 United States Census, Fly is the 14042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2145 individuals. Fly is most common among White (82.28%) and Black/African American (11.84%) individuals.