Roy

See also: roy

English

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 (ray, surname).

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

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.

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

Roy m or f

From English Roy.

Roy m

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.

Roy

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.

Roy c (genitive Roys)