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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From various sources:
- Anglo-Norman roy (“king”) a variant of Old French roi, from Latin rēx, rēgem from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of Rey.
- Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red, red-haired”) from Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.
- Anglicisation of Bengali রায় (raẏ, surname).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Roy (countable and uncountable, plural Roys)
- (countable) A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- 2003, Minette Walters, Disordered Minds, Macmillan., →ISBN, page 173:
- - - - The real pity is that the only name William Burton remembers is Roy ...it was a popular name in the fifties and sixties so there were probably quite a few of them."
"Not that popular," said George. "Surely it's Roy Trent?"
"Roy Rogers...Roy Orbison... Roy of the Rovers...Roy Castle..."
"At least one of those was a comic-book character," said Andrew.
"So? Bill Clinton and David Beckham named their children after places. All I'm saying is we can't assume Roy Trent from Roy."
- (countable) A surname.
- A placename
- A city in Utah, United States.
- A river and glen (see Glen Roy) in Highland council area, Scotland, United Kingdom
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Roy is the 640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 53,159 individuals. Roy is most common among White (75.20%) individuals.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old French roy (literally “king, ruler”). Doublet of roi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Roy m or f
- a surname
Descendants[edit]
- English: Roy
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Roy m
- (Canada) a male given name from English
- (Canada) a surname from English
- (Canada) a surname from French
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.
Proper noun[edit]
Roy
- a male given name from English
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Roy c (genitive Roys)
- a male given name from English
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- English surnames from Old French
- English surnames from Scottish Gaelic
- English surnames from Bengali
- en:Cities in Utah, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Rivers in Highland, Scotland
- en:Rivers in Scotland
- en:Places in Highland, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland
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