adj
Meaning 1
Royal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
Roy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹoɪ̯/
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[ˈɹwoɪ̯]
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/ˈɹɔɪ̯/
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[ˈɹwɔɪ̯]
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rhymes with -ɔɪ
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homophone: Roi
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homophone: Roy
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homophone: roy
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CMU ARPABET: R OY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
A surname from Anglo-Norman.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A surname.
A surname from Old French.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A surname.
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A surname.
A surname from Bengali.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Power County, Idaho.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Fergus County, Montana.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Harding County, New Mexico.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Weber County, Utah.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 14
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Pierce County, Washington.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 15
A ghost town on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 16
A river and glen (see Glen Roy) in Highland council area, Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 17
A king.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, formal
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noun
Meaning 18
Initialism of run of year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Middle English roy, roye, borrowed from Old French roi (“king”). Doublet of rajah, Rex, rex, and rich.
From various sources: * Anglo-Norman roy (“king”) a variant of Old French roi, from Latin rēx, rēgem from Proto-Indo-European *h3rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of Rey. * Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red, red-haired”) from Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos from Proto-Indo-European *h1rewdh-. * Anglicisation of Bengali রায় (raẏ, surname). Doublet of Rai, rex, and rajah.