Roy

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
• A placename

Origin

• From various sources:
• Anglo-Norman roy a variant of Old French roi, from Latin rex from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ("ruler, king"). Rey.
• Scottish Gaelic ruadh from Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.
• Anglicisation of Transliteration of Bengali রায়.