Vy

See also: vy and vy-

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

Vy (usually uncountable, plural Vys)

1. (aviation) The indicated airspeed at which an aircraft's climb rate is at a maximum.

Hyponyms

• Vyse

Coordinate terms

• Vx

Related terms

• V1
• V2
• VD
• VMO
• VNE
• VR
• Vs

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese Vy or Vỹ.

Proper noun

Vy (plural Vys)

1. A surname from Vietnamese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vy is the 39212^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Vy is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Vi

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 薇 (“Osmunda regalis”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧] ~ [jɪj˧˧]

Proper noun

Vy

1. a female given name from Chinese