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What does Elroy mean?
Elroy 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced EL-roy. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Elroy is "the king". Variant of Leroy possibly influenced by the Spanish el. Could also be a variant of the surname Elray, derived from the name Hilary.
STARTS WITH El-
Variations
RELATIONS VIA HILARY, LEROY Leeroy, Leroi
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Edroy, ..
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elroy Roy (E.R.), ..
How popular is Elroy?
Elroy is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1078 out of 1220, Top 88%) and also a somewhat prominent surname for all people (#113519 out of 150436, Top 75%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Elroy reached its highest position of #486 in the U.S. during the years 1920-1929, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Elroy are Roy (#542 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Leroy (#875), Delroy, Hilary and Leeroy. These relations of Elroy were popular as birth names in the 1900s (USAGE OF 1.1%) and have become significantly less common since, with forms such as Roy going out of style.
Similar Names
Elroy▼ is alike in pronunciation to Elrey. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cloy, Croy, Early▼, Eero, Efron, Eldon▼, Eldor, Eliot, Eliron, Ellrod, Elmo▼, Elof, Eloi, Elon▲, Elov, Eloy, Elrad, Elrod, Elson, Elton▼, Elvo, Ely, Elyot, Erly, Erol, Eron, Eros, Errol▼, Erron, Evron, Laroy and Troy▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Elroy.
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