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==Name==
==Name==
The name "Galfoy" is derived from "[[Girl]] Malfoy" or "Gal-foy";{{citation needed|date=October 2026}} the manga artists Soichiro Yamamoto and Shun Saeki captioned their drawings "Girl Malfoy" and "Gal Foy".<ref group="‡" name="Yamamoto" /><ref group="‡" name="Saeki" /> The name "Malfoid" combines Malfoy with "foid", short for "femoid", a derogatory term for women used in [[incel]] communities.<ref name="TuoiTre" /><ref name="Inquirer">{{Cite web |last=Agustin |first=Carl Martin |date=2026-10-15 |title=Malfoid and an unlikely boost for 'Harry Potter' |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/583636/malfoid-and-an-unlikely-boost-for-harry-potter/ |access-date=2026-10-23 |website=Lifestyle.INQ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Indiatimes" /> According to ''Tuổi Trẻ'', the name appears to be used in the fan-art trend mainly as a pun on Malfoy's surname, and the art does not play on its derogatory meaning;<ref name="TuoiTre" /> ''Indiatimes'' reported that many of those posting the art treated it as a pun on the surname, while others objected to the word choice.<ref name="Indiatimes" /> Spanish-language media have called the character "Malfoy Girl".<ref name="ElFinanciero" /><ref name="Azteca" />
The name "Galfoy" is derived from "[[Girl]] Malfoy" or "Gal-foy";{{citation needed|date=October 2026}} the manga artists Soichiro Yamamoto and Shun Saeki captioned their drawings "Girl Malfoy" and "Gal Foy".<ref group="‡" name="Yamamoto" /><ref group="‡" name="Saeki" /> The name "Malfoid" combines Malfoy with "foid", short for "femoid", a derogatory term for women used in [[incel]] communities.<ref name="TuoiTre" /><ref name="Inquirer">{{Cite web |last=Agustin |first=Carl Martin |date=2026-10-15 |title=Malfoid and an unlikely boost for 'Harry Potter' |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/583636/malfoid-and-an-unlikely-boost-for-harry-potter/ |access-date=2026-10-23 |website=Lifestyle.INQ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Indiatimes" /> According to ''[[Tuổi Trẻ]]'', the name appears to be used in the fan-art trend mainly as a pun on Malfoy's surname, and the art does not play on its derogatory meaning;<ref name="TuoiTre" /> ''Indiatimes'' reported that many of those posting the art treated it as a pun on the surname, while others objected to the word choice.<ref name="Indiatimes" /> Spanish-language media have called the character "Malfoy Girl".<ref name="ElFinanciero" /><ref name="Azteca" />


==Reception==
==Reception==