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Re: origin of the name
My only idea is that it could be a affectionate form of "coya", an Indian word meaning empress. The coya was the wife *and* the oldest sister of the Inca Emperor. http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/inca/eg_inca_5.html:)
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