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A male given name and surname with roots in Scottish Gaelic, French, and Bengali traditions.
"Roy is a name with several completely different linguistic origins."
How to Use Roy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common first name and surname; interestingly, it comes from at least three unrelated language roots depending on the family.
Word Forms
Roys plural, roys plural
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Etymology
From several unrelated sources: Anglo-Norman roy ("king," from Latin rex); Scottish Gaelic ruadh ("red-haired"); and an anglicization of the Bengali surname রায় (ray).