D'Oyly
D'Oyly or Doiley is an English-language surname. It originates from the Norman French name d'Ouilly, from the place-name Ouilly in Calvados, Lower Normandy, France.[1]
List of persons with the surname
- Nigel D'Oyly, Lord of Oxford Castle and Wallingford Castle
- Robert D'Oyly (Osney), founder of Osney Abbey
- Robert D'Oyly, founder of Oxford Castle and High Sheriff of Berkshire
- Sir John D'Oyly, 6th Baronet of Shottisham was MP for Ipswich 1790–1796
See also
- D'Oyly baronets, a number of British baronetcies
- Richard D'Oyly Carte, Victorian theatrical impresario
- Mr. Doiley, supposed inventor of the doily
- Bridget D'Oyly Carte, Rupert's daughter, English hotelier and proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- D'Oyly Carte Island in the River Thames, UK
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- George D'Oyly Snow, schoolmaster and Bishop
- Guy D'Oyly-Hughes, British naval officer in the Second World War
- Helen Carte, his second wife and business partner
- Rupert D'Oyly Carte, Richard's son, English hotelier and proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- Thomas D'Oyly Snow, British General in the First World War
- Flatulence, for which "d'Oyly" became Cockney rhyming slang through the rhyming of "d'Oyly Carte" with "fart" and subsequent omission of the second portion "Carte"
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.