Leroy - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Leroy \l(e)-roy\ is pronounced LEE-roy, le-ROY. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "the king". From the French phrase "Le Roi". Occupational name: one of the servants or pages of the king. Poet Amiri Baraka was originally named Everett LeRoi Jones.

Leroy has 6 variant forms: Elroi, Elroy, Lee, Leeroy, Leroi and Roy.

For more information, see also related names Delroy and Rey.

Baby names that sound like Leroy are Laroy, Lary, Laray, Larry, Lorry, Leary and Leroux.

Leroy is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Leroy. Click here to compare Leroy with related baby names.