# Roy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹɔɪ/ · frequency rank #4,708

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A surname.
3. A surname.
4. A surname.
5. A surname.
6. A placename
7. A placename

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rs)
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rt)
- **RP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rp)
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rv)
- **RR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rr)
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rw)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-run)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rub)
- **rug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rug)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rum)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rue)
- **RPG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rpg)
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rye)
- **rpm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rpm)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rss)
- **RSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rsa)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rut)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rus)
- **RTD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rtd)
- **RSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-rsi)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roy