Ouilly (disambiguation)
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Ouilly is an element in several place-names in Calvados, Lower Normandy, France:
d'Ouilly is the origin of the English surnames d'Oyly and Doiley:
- The D'Oyly baronets, a number of British baronetcies.
- Robert d'Ouilly, a reputed companion of William the Conqueror, ancestor of the D'Oyly Baronets
- Richard D'Oyly Carte, Victorian theatrical impresario
This surname is further given to:
- D'Oyly Carte Island, an island in the River Thames, England.
- The doily, an ornamental table mat supposedly invented by a Mr Doiley
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