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Roy Cohn (1927-1986) was an American attorney who rose to prominence for assisting Senator Joseph McCarthy in prosecuting suspected communists during the Red Scare. He also prosecuted Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were convicted of espionage and executed. Noted for his tough, hard and brash personality, Cohn viciously attacked and condemned homosexuals because of their sexual orientation. In 1986, he died from AIDs complications.
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Roy Kim, South Korean singer, real name Kim Sang Woo.
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Roy from the movie "The prefect score".
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Roy Horn from the famous duo Siegfried and Roy, he was severely injured by a white tiger named Montecore in 2003, and that unfortunately ended the duo's careers, he died of COVID at 75 in 2020.
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Also Norwegian and Swedish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Roy
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I genuinely cannot believe no one has mentioned the late American actor, Roy Scheider, who was known for playing police officer/detective roles, most famously as police chief, Martin Brody, in Steven Spielberg's 1975 summer blockbuster, “Jaws”.
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Roy from fanxy Red real name An Junxi.
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Roy is a masculine and strong name. I like it that it means King.
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This name is also used in Israel.
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I always associate it with Devin Roy Harper, alias Speedy from Teen Titans. I like this name. ;)
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Roy from Robocar Poli is a fire engine he is part of the Brooms Town Rescue Team.
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I prefer short simple names on boys, like Roy.
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Cute!
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Roy and Joy would be incredible twin names!
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Very underrated name. It’s simple but distinguished. I have always been a fan of short names, and I think this one needs to make a comeback.
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My favorite male R name.
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My cat is named Roy. He is a good boy! He's tough and handsome, and looks like a hunting tiger when he is outside stalking the poor birds. All the squirrels start screaming to warn each other when Roy goes out the door. If a fly gets in the house, Roy always smacks it down, eventually. I don't even need a fly-swatter. I named him Roy, short for 'Royal', because he is king of the jungle. (or at least my back yard). He may be tough, but he has a good heart and is very nice.
I like the name because it is fading out of American culture. There are hardly any Roy's left anymore. It's a very American, handsome, tough-guy name, in my opinion. So I am doing my part in resurrecting this great classic name of Roy.
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I like the name because it is fading out of American culture. There are hardly any Roy's left anymore. It's a very American, handsome, tough-guy name, in my opinion. So I am doing my part in resurrecting this great classic name of Roy.
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2 from DC:
Roy Harper aka Speedy, Arsenal, and Red Arrow
Roy G. Bivolo aka Rainbow Raider.
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Roy Harper aka Speedy, Arsenal, and Red Arrow
Roy G. Bivolo aka Rainbow Raider.
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My name is Roy. It's not very common and has always singled me out, I have never liked being singled out because it attracts all the bullies and those who would challenge you for no other reason than that is what they do, it's passive aggression. Though the name singled me out during my school years or later on the job I don't think women found it attractive, they always preferred a Bruce or John or Mike, even Terry was neglected.
I go by Roy Lee adding my middle name to everything, it seems more modern as lots of people go by three or four names these days.
To top it off I think it has become archaic, modern names are much more inventive. One year at Mardi Gras in NOLA I went around telling everyone my name was Dash.
If you're looking/want a name that has a bit of class use Evan or Albert but not Randolph, he'll just get called Randy. Names that are distinguished are attractive, Roy is not one of them.
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I go by Roy Lee adding my middle name to everything, it seems more modern as lots of people go by three or four names these days.
To top it off I think it has become archaic, modern names are much more inventive. One year at Mardi Gras in NOLA I went around telling everyone my name was Dash.
If you're looking/want a name that has a bit of class use Evan or Albert but not Randolph, he'll just get called Randy. Names that are distinguished are attractive, Roy is not one of them.
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Roy is the main protagonist in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and a supporting character in Fire Emblem Heroes. He is an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube, originally planned to be playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii but was replaced by Ike, a downloadable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and again an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch.
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In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Roy who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 214th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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Roy is from the Old Norman & later Anglo-Norman way of saying "King". A regal title that also became a surname and was brought to England by the Normans. People often confuse the name with it being Scottish in origin, which it is not. The Scottish word Ruadh, would later be "anglicized" to Roy. That means to make English in form or character.
They still in the UK parliament say "Le Roy" (The King), if Royal Assent is given and a king sits on the throne. See acts of parliament like "La Reyne le veult" or "Le Roy le veult". A tradition dating back to the Anglo-Norman rule of England.
To add to this, Rob Roy was born Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair. His family name is not Roy, Ruadh was anglicized to Roy and they call him by his first and middle name. Thus, not Scottish in origin but rather an adoption of the Norman (later English) word Roy.
It is seen in many variations such as: Leroy (Le Roy), Fitzroy, Glenroy, Elroy.
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They still in the UK parliament say "Le Roy" (The King), if Royal Assent is given and a king sits on the throne. See acts of parliament like "La Reyne le veult" or "Le Roy le veult". A tradition dating back to the Anglo-Norman rule of England.
To add to this, Rob Roy was born Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair. His family name is not Roy, Ruadh was anglicized to Roy and they call him by his first and middle name. Thus, not Scottish in origin but rather an adoption of the Norman (later English) word Roy.
It is seen in many variations such as: Leroy (Le Roy), Fitzroy, Glenroy, Elroy.
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So uncommon but so pretty.
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Roy Gardener is Anne's former boyfriend in Anne of The Island. He proposes to her, but she says no.
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Not only is this name dull and minimalist but it also makes me think of that right-wing pedophile Roy Moore. Yuck.
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I love this name. I think of a strong, brave, handsome man when I hear it. Roy mustang from FMA also comes to mind. I think this would make a good name for a dog too.
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Roy Hirabayashi is a leader in North American taiko. He is a composer, performer, teacher and activist. He is co-founder of one of the seminal taiko groups in North America, San Jose Taiko, the group's former Artistic and Executive Director, and active in developing San Jose’s Japantown and arts community.
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Roy is the name of the cartoon boy in the CBBC tv show 'Roy'.
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Roy William Harper Jr aka Speedy aka Arsenal aka Red Arrow in DC Comics and adaptations. He first appeared in 1941 as Green Arrow's teenage sidekick.
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Very attractive name!
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Roy is a nickname for the given name Royce.
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In a game called Astebreed there's a character called Roy Becket :)
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In the Mario games and cartoon, there's a koopa named "Roy Koopa" He also appeared in Super Smash 4 and Mario Kart.
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It's a redneck name, and has the unfortunate association with those awful Fire Emblem games.
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Roy is the main protagonist of 'Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'. He is also a playable character in 'Super Smash Bros. Melee' for the Nintendo GameCube and 'Super Smash Bros.' for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
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My eldest son is Roy. I named him after my father-in-law, he was born in 2005.
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Roy is the name of the protagonist of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
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More people should be called Roy. All the Roys I know of are old men and I think it deserves a revival.
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To me, this is one of the most boring names there is for a boy because of how short it is.
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I don't like this as an independent name, there aren't many good nicknames for it.
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Roy G. Biv is an acronym to help people remember the colors of the rainbow.
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Colonel Roy Campbell is a character in Metal Gear Solid. He also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he gives Snake some information on characters in Shadow Moses Island.
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Famous Canadian actor, Roy Dupuis.
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Roy Mustang is a famous bearer, and one of the main characters in the popular anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist.
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This name was rather popular in The Netherlands during the '70s and the '80s, and is still used regularly nowadays. [noted -ed]
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I think Roy is a very strong, masculine name. A great name to give to a baby boy.
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Name of Roy Chapman Andrews, the real-life Indiana Jones.
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Roy Rogers, one of the greatest actors in the history of, well, acting. Roy was only his stage name.
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Name of the leader of the replicants in Blade Runner. For this reason, I'll always associate the name with "king."
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I assaociate the name Roy with two great starting pitchers in Major League Baseball. First Roy Oswalt of the Houston Astros and Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Can be a nickname for Ryan (sometimes I call my brother Roy-Roy as a nickname for Ryan -- it's pretty cute :)
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Roy Gardner was a famous convict. He was indeed one of the worst escape artists in history.
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Roy was the main character's name in the Movie HOOT.
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I guess it might also mean "king" in French, since I can remember reading a book which says that King Louis XIV, if my memory serves me right, is called "le roi soleil" which means "the sun king".
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When I think of Roy, I think of a rather cute looking sword guy with reddish-brown hair and cool attack moves, or an adorable stuffed toy that was my art teacher's, that has it's own website. Either way, those things gave me good impressions. :)
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I hate the name Roy. It's far too common and the sound just makes me think of a freaky loner who lives in his basement. If you're named Roy I don't mean anything by it that's just the image it brings to mind.
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I like Roy as a nickname for Robert, it sounds more unique than Bob or Robby.
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A TV-game-character bears this name. He is my favourite character in the game "Super Smash Bros. Melee".
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Roy Orbison was a famous bearer.
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It means "king" in Old French (today: "roi").
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Famous bearer: Roy Mustang from the Japanese anime Full Metal Alchemist.
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A famous bearer of this name is the Norwegian vocalist, Roy Khan, in American power-metal band Kamelot.
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/'rɔi̯/
This is because Dutch words that end in -i and -y are usually transcribed with -i̯ (only when the -i and -y are preceded by a vowel). Compare on the English Wiktionary:
• hoi = /ɦɔi̯/
• loverboy = /lɔvərˌbɔi̯/
• baai = /ba:i̯/
• boei = /bui̯/
• doei = /dui̯/
• dooi = /do:i̯/
• hei = /ɦɛi̯/
• hooi = /ɦo:i̯/
• kooi = /ko:i̯/
• kraai = /kra:i̯/
• mooi = /mo:i̯/
• wei = /ʋɛi̯/
In case it might be useful, here are some audio clips of the Dutch pronunciation of Roy:
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Roy/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/h4SPo_2cA-U (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:09 and 0:18 and 1:00 and 1:11 and 1:43)
• https://youtu.be/5n9Xmhu9Mt4 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:02 and 0:08 and 1:03) [noted -ed]