Roy

King; red
Scottish

Overview

With Gaelic roots, Roy is a boy's name. Its meaning is often given as “King; red”. Across languages it appears in Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew and Russian, among others. Notable bearers include Roy J. Glauber and Roy Orbison.

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Meaning

King; red

Origin

Scottish

Famous people named Roy

Roy in other languages

  • Chinese羅伊
  • Japaneseロイ
  • Hebrewרוי
  • RussianРой
  • Arabicروي
  • GreekΡόι

Numerology

4

The name Roy carries numerology number 4. (For entertainment.)

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