Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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Anglicized spelling of a Scottish nickname from Scottish Gaelic ruadh ("red"). By folk etymology associated with Middle French roy ("king").

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Examples

  • RIP roy and best wishs to friends and family. stephen cadman rest in peace Roy.

    Breaking: Roy Disney, nephew of Walt Disney, Has Died | /Film 2009

  • COACH SMITH, ROY SMITH'S NEPHEW: The first thing I heard was Roy was coming home.

    CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2006 2006

  • COACH SMITH, ROY SMITH'S NEPHEW: The first thing I heard was Roy was coming home.

    CNN Transcript May 6, 2006 2006

  • COACH SMITH, ROY SMITH'S NEPHEW: The first thing I heard was Roy was coming home.

    CNN Transcript May 7, 2006 2006

  • Report Abuse just like DMX said "you been eating long enough now stop being greedy." roy jones need to think about his lagacy and not just the money. i understand that its a recession and you gotta make that paper, but with every loss your fans is slowly leaving your side. just like Mike tyson, after the lewis fight he should have retired but the end of his career he looked pathethic. understand people will remember how you came in the game but they will surely remember how you left it, whether you left it strong or u left it soft but we will remember. please hang it up. we love you Roy, but your hurting us with these losses.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2009

  • Shane Spencer, Yankees Reuters New York Yankees left fielder Shane Spencer The rise: He earned the nickname "Roy Hobbs," when he hit 10 home runs in 54 at-bats in the last two months of 1998, the year he made his debut at age 26.

    The Pan Has Flashed Before Kevin Clark 2012

  • My Cousin Roy is a mysterious disco-loving dude from Brooklyn who has started a label for disco edits and other weirdness called "Wurst Edits" - this song comes from their first release, which has been getting a lot of love from tasteful DJs like Lindstrøm, Tim Sweeney, Trevor Jackson and Carl Craig (and now yours truly).

    Music (For Robots): December 2006 Archives 2006

  • My Cousin Roy is a mysterious disco-loving dude from Brooklyn who has started a label for disco edits and other weirdness called "Wurst Edits" - this song comes from their first release, which has been getting a lot of love from tasteful DJs like Lindstrøm, Tim Sweeney, Trevor Jackson and Carl Craig (and now yours truly).

    The Wurst is the best (Music (For Robots)) 2006

  • July 29: Lucinda Roy is an alumni distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, where she has taught since 1985.

    USA TODAY online chats 2010

  • Piya Roy is a young marine biologist, of Indian descent but stubbornly American, in search of a rare, endangered river dolphin.

    The Hungry Tide: Summary and book reviews of The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh. 2005

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