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English

Etymology

From various sources:

Anglo-Norman roy (“king”)^[1] 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

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Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Homophone: Roi

Proper noun

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.
1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A surname from Old French.
3. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
4. A surname from Bengali.
A placename
1. A city in Utah, United States.
2. A river and glen (see Glen Roy) in Highland council area, Scotland, United Kingdom

Derived terms

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Descendants

→ French: Roy
→ Norwegian: Roy
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: Roy
- → Norwegian Bokmål: Roy
→ Swedish: Roy

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Roy is the 640^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 53,159 individuals. Roy is most common among White (75.20%) individuals.

Anagrams

-ory, yor

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French roy (literally “king, ruler”). Doublet of roi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁwa/
audio: (file)
Homophones: roi, rois, roua, rouas, rouât

Proper noun

Roy m or f

a surname

Descendants

English: Roy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Roy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɔj/

Proper noun

Roy m

(Canada) a male given name from English
(Canada) a surname from English

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Roy

a male given name from English

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Roy c (genitive Roys)

a male given name from English

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-* {{der|en|xno|roy|t=king}} a variant of {{der|en|fro|roi}}, from  {{der|en|la|rex|rēx, rēgem}} from  {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃rḗǵs||ruler, king}}. {{doublet|en|Rey}}.
+* {{der|en|xno|roy|t=king}}<ref>{{cite web|title= Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII/1 |url= http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=cotton_ms_vitellius_a_xiii!1_f005v |work=	Les roys de Engeltere |access-date=29 May 2023 |quote= Languages: Anglo-Norman "Five rectangles of red linen, formerly used as curtains for the miniatures.ff. 3–6: Eight miniatures of the kings of England from Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Edward I (r. 1272–1307); each one except the last is accompanied by a short account of their reign in Anglo-Norman prose." "Roy Phyllipe de Fraunce" "en englerere: le Roy Jon regna."  | year=1272–1307 }}</ref> a variant of {{der|en|fro|roi}}, from  {{der|en|la|rex|rēx, rēgem}} from  {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃rḗǵs||ruler, king}}. {{doublet|en|Rey}}.
 * {{der|en|gd|ruadh|t=red, red-haired}} from {{der|en|sga|rúad}}, from {{der|en|cel-pro|*roudos}} from {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₁rewdʰ-}}.
 * Anglicisation of {{translit|en|bn|রায়|pos=surname|notext=1}}.