Definitions for roy
roy

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roynoun

   A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

   - - - The real pity is that the only name William Burton remembers is Roy...it was a popular name in the fifties and sixties so there were probably quite a few of them."

2. Roynoun

   A city in Utah.

3. Roynoun

   A surname of Anglo-Norman origin.

4. Roynoun

   A surname of Old French origin.

5. Roynoun

   A surname of Scottish Gaelic origin.

6. Roynoun

   A surname of Bengali origin.

7. Etymology: English, Scottish, and French name of Norman origin. Originating from the Normans, the descendants of Norse Vikings from Denmark, Norway and Iceland who later migrated to Normandy. The derivation is from the word roy, meaning "king".[1][2]

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roy

   Royal Aviation was the parent of Canadian scheduled passenger and charter airline, Royal Airlines, which was based in Montreal Dorval Airport. The airline was acquired in 2001 by Canada 3000, which in turn went bankrupt in the months following the events of September 11, 2001.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Roynoun

   a king

2. Royadjective

   royal

3. Etymology: [F. roi.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roy

   roi, n. (obs.) a king. [O. Fr.,—L. rex, regis.]

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1. roy

   Song lyrics by roy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by roy on the Lyrics.com website.

2. ROY

   What does ROY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ROY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roy is ranked #640 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Roy surname appeared 53,159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 18 would have the surname Roy.
   
   75.2% or 39,976 total occurrences were White.
   9.6% or 5,151 total occurrences were Asian.
   9% or 4,806 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 1,366 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 1,042 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 819 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'roy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3559

Anagrams for roy »

1. yor

2. ory

How to pronounce roy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say roy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of roy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of roy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of roy in a Sentence

1. Jeff Flake:

   When they saw the President and other officials -- the RNC -- backing someone like Roy Moore, too many people are saying,' That's not my party,'.

2. Roy Cooper:

   We all want to be in Charlotte, we love North Carolina, but having a sense now is absolutely essential because of the rules and regulations that are involved, and we look forward to working with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, getting a swift response, and, if need be, moving Republican National Convention to a state that is farther along on reopening and can say with confidence that we can gather there.

3. Sajeeb Wazed:

   To us, Avijit Roy is no different than the 160 others that have been killed, we want to bring all the killers to justice. I understand why( Avijit Roy wife) is upset. My mother has been targeted by these same fundamentalists.

4. Vander Plaats:

   Marco Rubio is like Roy Hobbs in baseball: The Natural, he is very skilled at being a politician.

5. Zac McCrary:

   If Roy Moore is talking about who can go into which bathroom and which members of our military shouldn’t be allowed to serve, while Doug Jones is talking about jobs and health care – I think that is a debate Doug Jones will win.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Roy
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roy
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=roy
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html