First name origin & meaning: Old French: The king First name variations: Leroi, Lee, Roy Last name origin & meaning: French: from Old French rey, roy ‘king’ (from Latin
rex, genitive regis), with the definite article
le. It may have been an occupational name for someone in the
service of the king, or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal
fashion or who had earned the title in some contest of skill or by
presiding over festivities. The name is associated with Huguenots in
British America, having been brought by them to MA from La Rochelle. This name appears in the following lists:
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