Vy
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
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Noun
[edit]Vy (usually uncountable, plural Vys)
- (aviation) The indicated airspeed at which an aircraft's climb rate is at a maximum.
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Vietnamese Vy or Vỹ.
Proper noun
[edit]Vy (plural Vys)
- A surname from Vietnamese.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vy is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Vy is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.01%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Vietnamese
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 薇 (“Osmunda regalis”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Vy
- a female given name from Chinese
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