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♂ Roy
What does Roy mean?
Roy 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced roy. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Roy is "red". As a short form of names like Leroy, Roy is also a form of the Old French term roi, meaning "king". Roy Rogers is a modern chain of fast-food restaurants. Cowboy Roy Rogers; actor Roy Schneider. Also form of Elroy.
STARTS WITH Ro-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, red, old, king, modern, cowboy (warrior)
Variations
VARIANTS Rey▲, Roi, Royer, Ruy
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA LEROY Elroy▼, Lee▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Roy Gianni (R.G.), ..
How popular is Roy?
Roy is a very popular first name for men (#65 out of 1220, Top 5%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#621 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Roy reached its peak position of #19 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, and is presently at #542. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Elroy, Lee (#689 A YEAR AGO), Leroy (#875) and Rey (#751) are the prominent related forms of Roy (#542) rated in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Roy reached its most widespread during 1900-1909 (ADOPTION OF 1.49%) and is now significantly diminished (ADOPTION 0.08%, 94.7% LESS), with versions like Roy becoming less in vogue. Rey is the most contemporarily stylish baby name here.
Similar Names
Roy▼ is pronounced similarly to Rae, Rai, Ray▼, Raye, Rei, Reo, Rio, Roe, Row, Rowe, Rye, Ryu, Ryuu and Wray. Other recommended sound-alike names are Coy▼, Loy, Rob▼, Rod▼, Rog, Ron▼ and Rory▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Roy.
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