Sainte-Foy
English
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.
Proper noun
Sainte-Foy
- Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.
Synonyms
- Foy (obsolete); St Foy, Ste Foy