What is "lannoy"

The name Lannoy or de Lannoy or of Lannoy can refer to

• Lannoy, Nord, a commune of the Nord department, France
• Lannoy-Cuillère, a village and commune in the Oise département, France
• Lannoy Abbey, a Cistercian abbey in present-day Oise, France

• Hugues de Lannoy (1384–1456), Flemish traveler and diplomat
• Guillebert de Lannoy (1386–1462), Flemish traveler and diplomat
• Baudouin de Lannoy (1388–1474), Flemish diplomat
• Jean de Lannoy (1410–1493), Flemish diplomat
• Colinet de Lannoy (died before 1497), French or Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance
• Charles de Lannoy (1487–1527), soldier and statesman in service of the Habsburg Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V of Spain
• Philip de Lannoy, Prince of Sulmona ( fl. 1544), Italian military leader in Spanish service
• Eustachius De Lannoy (1715–1777), Flemish naval commander of the Dutch East India Company, defeated by the king Marthanda Varma
• Louis De Lannoy (1902–1968), Belgian professional road bicycle racer
• Micheline Lannoy (born 1925), Belgian figure skater
• Stéphane Lannoy (born 1969), French football referee
• Stephanie de Lannoy (born 1984), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
• Tippy de Lanoy Meijer (born 1943), Dutch field hockey player

De Lannoy is the name of a noble family that takes its name from the French town of Lannoy, Nord. The name comes from l'Annoy (or l'Annoit, from Latin alnetum) which means «the alderwood» in Picard French of Flanders.