Updated May 24, 2023

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old French : The king
  • Old French : Regal one

Boy name variations

Leroy

Leroy

+ 11% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Leroi

Leroi

0 % this year
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Lee

Lee

+ 3% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Royal

Royal

- 2% this year
Neutral
Uncommon
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Royale

Royale

- 3% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Royall

Royall

0 % this year
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Roi

Roi

- 9% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Roye

Roye

0 % this year
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How Popular Is The Name Roy

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish : nickname for a person with red hair, from Gaelic ruadh ‘red’.
  • English (of Norman origin) : variant of Ray 1, cognate of 3.
  • French : from Old French rey, roy ‘king’ (from Latin rex, genitive regis), a nickname for someone who lived in a regal fashion or who had earned the title in some contest of skill or by presiding over festivities.
  • Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi : variant of Rai.