Save Gender Feminine Usage Basque, Aragonese, Spanish (Rare) Pronounced Pron. PWEE [key] Meaning & History Taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Puy meaning "Our Lady of Puy". In Auvergnat French, Puy means "promontory, hill". A legend tells that the image of the Virgin Mary was found at the top of a hill.