roy

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see also: Roy

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Noun

roy (plural roys)

1. (obsolete, formal) A king.

Adjective

roy

1. (obsolete) Royal.
   • , George Chapman, The Odysseys of Homer, The fifth book.

     For in the tenth year, when roy victory

     Was won to give the Greeks the spoil of Troy,

     Return they did profess, but not enjoy,

     Since Pallas they incens'd, and she the waves

     By all the winds' power, that blew ope their graves.

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Roy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɹɔɪ/

Proper noun

1. A male given name.
   • 2003 Minette Walters: Disordered Minds. Macmillan. ISBN 1741142121 page 173:

     - - - 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."

     "Not that popular," said George. "Surely it's Roy Trent?"

     "Roy Rogers...Roy Orbison... Roy of the Rovers...Roy Castle..."

     "At least one of those was a comic-book character," said Andrew.

     "So? Bill Clinton and David Beckham named their children after places. All I'm saying is we can't assume Roy Trent from Roy."

2. A city in Utah.
3. Surname of Anglo-Norman origin.
4. Surname of Old French origin.
5. Surname of Scottish Gaelic origin.
6. Surname of Bengali origin.
7. A river and glen (see Glen Roy) in

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