Roy

Roy \roy, ro-y\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Roy is pronounced R-oy ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Roy: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)"

What is the origin of Roy?

Roy's language of origin is Irish Gaelic, Celtic, French, and English, and it is used largely in the English, Dutch, French, German, and Scottish languages. From Celtic roots, its meaning is 'ruddy, red-haired; king' - in this context, Roy can be used in the English, French, German, and Scottish languages. The first name was originally derived from the Gaelic nickname Ruadh, of the element ruadh ('red'). The name was later adopted by other English speakers, and then associated with the French roi ('king'). The name 'Rob Roy' was borne by the Scottish folk hero and outlaw Robert Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), in reference to his red hair; he was later brought to public attention from Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817), thereby promoting the adoption of the name. In addition, Roy is a variant of nicknames for Conroy (English). Roy can also be a variant of Gilroy definition (English and Gaelic). Roy can also be a diminutive form of Leroy meaning (English) in the Dutch and English languages. Roy can also be a short form of what does the name Royal mean (English) in the Dutch and English languages. Other versions of Roy comprise baby name Loe (Hawaiian), name Rey meaning (English and Spanish), Roi name variations (French), baby name Roye, Royer name variations, name Ruadh origin (Irish), and what does the name Ruy mean. See also the related forms, name Rowan meaning (English and Scottish), name Rowan meaning (English and Irish), and Royston meaning (English). Roy is an all-time favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1904, 0.811% of baby boys were given the name Roy. It ranked at #21 then. The baby name has since substantially fallen in popularity, and is of only occasional use today. In 2010, it ranked at #558 with a usage of 0.022%, was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after baby name Rowan, out of all boy names in its group. The name was twice as popular as Roy in 2010. The name Roy has mostly been a baby boy name, although it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1933, the name Roy was given to 102 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Roy:

• Actor Roy Rogers, born Leonard Slye, 5 November 1911 - 6 July 1998, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Country Musician Roy Acuff, born 15 September 1903 - 23 November 1992, Maynardville, Tennessee
• Country Singer Roy Orbison, born 23 April 1936 - 6 December 1988, Vernon, Texas
• Magicians Siegfried and Roy, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany ; Nordenham, Germany.

List of baby names that sound like Roy:

meaning of Roi (French), name Roye origin, nicknames for Ra, Rais name variations (Arabic), Ray meaning of name (English), Re name, short names for Rey (Spanish and English), what does the name Rowe mean (English), Ruy definition (Spanish), Ry name variations (English), name Rye (Polish), nicknames for Ryu (English), Ryuu definition (Japanese), short names for Arrie, Arriell name, name Arrye origin, short names for Arryo, short names for Aurey, name Wray, and Rai name variations.

The baby name Roy fun facts:

The name Roy in reverse order is "Yor".

The numerological value of the name Roy is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Roy?

Roy is in the top names in USA.