Roy

¹ American  

[roh-ee] / ˈroʊ i /

noun

1. Rammohun 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.

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Roy ² American  

[roi] / rɔɪ /

noun

1. a town in N Utah.

2. Rollo.

3. a male given name: from a Scottish Gaelic word meaning “red.”

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Roy British  

/ rɔɪ /

noun

1. slang a trendy Australian male

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Roy said she had always felt the flu shot was “hit or miss.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

After taking a suggestion from the audience, Jordan Black and Roy Jenkins begin an improvised scene in which they are playing two exterminators whose jobs are their identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Burnham cancelled his engagements earlier this week after the death of father, Roy, who had Alzheimer's disease.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

A couple years before Pinterest delivered this revelation to me, chef Roy Choi gave me another version of the same permission — only a little less polite.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Stick and Roy both came bursting out of the garage as Raheem pulled in, honking madly.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon