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Roy (M)>

Roy (male)

Diminutive(s):Rowan (M)
Derivative of:Ruadh (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Scottish and English; originally the Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Ruadh "red", i.e. "red-haired".  The derivation from the French word roi, "king", came later.