English

Proper noun

Roy

1. A male given name.
   • 2003 Minette Walters: Disordered Minds. Macmillan. ISBN 1741142121 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."

2. A city in Utah.

References

1. ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

French

Etymology

From English Roy

Proper noun

Roy

1. (Canada) A male given name borrowed from English in the 19th century. This is the third most popular surname in Quebec, due to the large numbers of Irish immigrants to French Canada during the Great Famine.

Norwegian

Etymology

From English Roy

Proper noun

Roy

1. A male given name borrowed from English in the 19th century.

Swedish

Etymology

From English Roy

Proper noun

Roy

1. A male given name borrowed from English in the 19th century.

English

Noun

roy ‎(plural roys)

1. (obsolete) A king.

Adjective

roy ‎(comparative more roy, superlative most roy)

1. (obsolete) Royal.

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French

Noun

roy m ‎(plural roys)

1. (pre-1800) Obsolete spelling of roi

Middle French

Etymology

Old French roi, rei < Latin rex.

Noun

roy m (plural roys or roys)

1. king (male ruler)

Old French

Noun

roy m ‎(oblique plural roys, nominative singular roys, nominative plural roy)

1. Alternative form of roi