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Also known as Roy (given name), Roy (first name)

Roy is both a given name and a family surname with varied origins.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
male given name
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name day
September 7
Commons category
Roy (given name)
different from
Roy
native label
Roy
language of work or name
Dutch
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
R000
Cologne phonetics
7
Caverphone
R11111
described by source
Wiktionary
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • France & England
  • Origin
  • Middle Ages
  • Anglo-Norman England
  • North America
  • South Asia
  • Scotland
  • Given name
  • Surname
  • Fictional characters
  • See also
  • References

Roy is both a given name and a family surname with varied origins.

== France & England == thumb|upright=0.8|Coat of arms of Le Roy, Normandy. Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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