Roy
See also: roy
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editProper noun
editRoy (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."
- 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN[1]:
- On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
- (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
editDescendants
editStatistics
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
editFrench
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old French roy (literally “king, ruler”). Doublet of roi.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRoy m or f
- a surname
Descendants
edit- English: Roy
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editRoy m
Norwegian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.
Proper noun
editRoy
- a male given name from English
Old Leonese
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editRoy m
- a male given name
- 1241, Document from San Pedro de Eslonza[1]:
- Pedro Rodriguez fiyo de Roy de Vega.
- Pedro Rodriguez son of Roy de Vega.
- 1225, Fuero enmendado del concejo de Sahagún otorgado por Alfonso X en romance, con acuerdo del abad y convento del monasterio, en cuya cláusula final se concede como supletorio el fuero del libro real:
- Roy Suarez Merino mayor en Gallicia
- Roy Suarez Merino mayor in Galicia
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Staaff, Erik (1907) Étude sur L’Ancien Dialecte Léonais d’après des Chartes du XIIIe Siècle, Heidelberg, page 127
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editRoy c (genitive Roys)
- a male given name from English
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- 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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