At a Glance: Name: Hoya – Meaning: honors Thomas Hoy, the 18th-century English gardener who cultivated this wax-flower vine – Origin: English (honorific botanical name) – Pronunciation: HOY-uh
Hoya is an English (honorific botanical name) name meaning “honors Thomas Hoy, the 18th-century English gardener who cultivated this wax-flower vine”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.
Meaning & Origin of Hoya
Meaning: Honors Thomas Hoy, the 18th-century English gardener who cultivated this wax-flower vine.
Origin: English (honorific botanical name).
How to Pronounce Hoya
Phonetic: HOY-uh IPA: /ˈhɔɪə/
Popularity of Hoya
Hoya doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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