Roy

¹ American

[roh-ee] / ˈroʊ i /

noun

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

Roy ² American

[roi] / rɔɪ /

noun

a town in N Utah.
Rollo.
a male given name: from a Scottish Gaelic word meaning “red.”

Roy British

/ rɔɪ /

noun

slang a trendy Australian male

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"On the one hand it's dreadful to give up four goals at home," former United skipper Roy Keane told Sky Sports.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Placed next to her at a dinner party, the Irish historian Roy Foster began telling her how much he liked her novels and was instantly cut short.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The study was led by Ai-Ling Lin, a professor in the university's School of Medicine and an investigator at the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The tenure of Rep. Chip Roy will also come to an end in January after the congressman ran for Texas attorney general, a contest he lost in a primary runoff to Mayes Middleton.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

“When I used the word ‘human,’” Roy Baty said to Pris, “I used the wrong word.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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