Roy (M)>
Roy (male)
| Diminutive(s): | Rowan (M) | Derivative of: | Ruadh (M)
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The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
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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. |
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