Roy

Gender	Male
Word/name	Normandy
Meaning	King
Alternative spelling	Roi
Related names	King, Fitzroy, Ray, Glenroy, Elroy, Leroi, Leroy, Royce, Royal

Roy is a surname with multiple origins. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman-French word roy, meaning "king". It also appears in Scottish Gaelic, anglicized from the word ruadh, meaning "red". In India, Roy is an adopted surname generally given as a historical title of honor conferred by the British Raj. ^[3]

Given name

Roy is a common male given name. Notable people with the given name include:

Roy de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala actor and director
Roy Acuff, American musician
Roy Andrews, American naturalist and explorer
Roy Ascott, British artist and theorist
Roy Blount, Jr., writer and humorist
Roy Blunt, United States Senator and former congressman representing Missouri's 17th District
Roy Campanella, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher
Roy Castle English dancer, singer, musician, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician.
Roy Clark, country music musician, best known for his work on the television program Hee Haw
Roy Christian, New Zealand rugby league footballer
Roy Cohn, lawyer best known as Senator Joseph McCarthy's counsel from 1953 to 1954
Roy Cooper, American politician
Roy E. Disney (1930–2009), American businessman
Roy O. Disney (1893–1971), American businessman
Roy Drusky, country music singer
Roy Face, often referred to as "Elroy Face", baseball all-star relief pitcher throughout the 1950s and 1960s
Roy Firestone, sports talk show host
Roy Foster (baseball), American baseball player
Roy Gagnon, American football player
Roy M. Goodman, New York state senator
Roy Halladay, baseball pitcher
Roy Halston Frowick (1932–1990), better known as Halston, clothing designer
Roy Hamilton, popular R&B singer of the 1950s and 1960s
Roy Hargrove, American jazz musician
Roy Harper, musician
Roy Harris, American classical music composer
Roy Harrison, Irish former cricketer
Roy Hartsfield, American baseball player in early 1950s and first manager of the expansion Toronto Blue Jays
Roy Hattersley, British Labour politician
Roy Head, R&B and country music singer
Roy Hibbert, basketball player
Roy Hodgson, English former football player and current manager
Roy Horn, half of the Las Vegas show team Siegfried & Roy
Roy Howell, baseball player
Roy J. Glauber (born 1925), American physicist and 2005 Nobel prize winner
Roy Lee Jackson, baseball pitcher in the 1970s and 1980s
Roy Jenkins, British politician, statesman and author
Roy Johnson (pitcher), baseball pitcher, manager and longtime coach
Roy Jones, Jr., professional boxer
Roy Keane, Irish former football player and current manager
Roy Khan, former singer of power metal band Kamelot
Roy Kim, born Kim Sang-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter
Roy Kinnear (1934-1988), English actor
Roy Lechthaler, American football player
Roy Lichtenstein, American pop artist
Roy Makaay, Dutch football (soccer) player and current manager
Roy Masters (commentator), American talk radio personality, podcaster and spiritual counselor
Roy McMillan, American baseball player
Roy Morris (c.?1930 - 2011), British Scout Leader, recipient of the Silver Wolf Award
Roy Moore, American politician and former state judge
Roy Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
Roy Niederhoffer (born 1966), American hedge fund manager and philanthropist
Roy Orbison, singer and pioneer of rock and roll
Roy Oxlade, English painter and writer on art
Roy Pinney, herpetologist, professional photographer, writer, spelunker, pilot and war correspondent
Roy Rogers (born Leonard Schley), singing movie cowboy
Roy Rosselló, former member of Puerto Rican Boyband Menudo from 1983- 1986.
Roy Sanders (Louisiana politician), American educator and Louisiana state legislator
Roy Scheider, film actor
Roy Schwitters, American physicist
Roy D. Shapiro, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School
Roy Shepherd, British ice hockey player
Roy Shepherd (pianist), Australian pianist and teacher
Roy Sievers, American baseball player
Roy Smalley, Jr., American baseball player, father of Roy Smalley III
Roy Smalley III, American baseball player, son of Roy Smalley, Jr.
Roy Staiger, baseball player in the late 1970s
Roy Thomas (), baseball pitcher from the 1970s through the 1980s
Roy Underhill, host of the PBS series The Woodwright's Shop
Roy Webb, gospel music pianist and speaker
Roy White, American all-star baseball player
Roy Williamson, Scottish folk singer
Roy Wilkins, civil rights activists.

Surname

Anupam Roy, singer and music director
Ajoy Roy (born 1935), Bangladeshi physicist and human rights activist
Anuradha Roy, Indian Bengali novelist and journalist
Aruna Roy (born 1946), Indian Tamil social activist
Arundhati Roy (born 1961), Indian Keralite novelist and peace activist
Avik Roy, American political commentator
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882-1962), Indian Bengali politician
Bikash Roy (1916-1987), Indian Bengali actor
Bimal Roy (1909-1966), Indian Bengali film director
Brandon Roy (born 1984), American basketball player
Bryan Roy (born 1970), Dutch football (soccer) player and current manager
Bunker Roy (born 1945), Indian Bengali social activist
Claude Roy (physician) (born 1928), Canadian physician
Claude Roy (poet) (1915–1997), French poet and essayist
Claude Roy (politician) (born 1952), Canadian politician
Debashree Roy (born 1961), Indian Bengali actress
Deep Roy (born 1957), Kenyan-born Indian actor
Derek Roy (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
Derek Roy (comedian) (1922–1981), English comedian
Dolon Roy (born 1970), Indian Bengali actress
Drew Roy (born 1986), American actor
Eric Roy (born 1948), New Zealand politician
Éric Roy (born 1967), French footballer
Fabien Roy (born 1928), Canadian politician
Falguni Roy (1945-1981), Indian Bengali poet
Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983), Canadian author
Indra Lal Roy (1898-1918), Indian Bengali First World War flying ace
Jahor Roy (1919-1977), Indian Bengali actor and comedian
Jason Roy (born 1990), English cricketer
James Roy (politician) (1893–1971), New Zealand politician
James Roy (writer) (born 1968), Australian writer
James A. Roy (born 1964), US Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Jeffrey Roy (born 1961), American politician and lawyer
Jean Sebastien Roy, Canadian motocross rider who enjoyed success in the 2000s
Jean-Yves Roy (born 1949), Canadian politician
Juthika Roy (1920-2014), Indian Bengali singer
Kalidas Roy (1889–1975), Indian Bengali poet
Kanu Roy (born 1981), Indian Bengali film actor, and music composer
Leela Roy (1900-1970), Indian Bengali independence activist and social reformer
Leo Roy (1904-1955), American/Canadian boxer
M. N. Roy (1887-1954), Indian Bengali philosopher and revolutionary
Mathieu Roy (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
Mathieu Roy (ice hockey) (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
Nirupa Roy (1931-2004), Indian Gujarati actress
Patrick Roy (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey head coach and former goaltender
Prannoy Roy (born 1949), Indian Bengali journalist and media personality
Prasanna Kumar Roy (1849–1932), Indian Bengali educationist
Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833), Indian Bengali religious, social and educational reformer
Rahul Roy (born 1966), Indian film actor
Sarat Chandra Roy (1871–1942), Indian Bengali anthropologist
Satabdi Roy (born 1968), Indian Bengali actress
Shasanka Mohan Roy (born 1941), Indian quantum physicist
Shehzad Roy, Pakistani pop singer and social worker
Subrata Roy (born 1948), Indian Bengali businessman
Subimal Chandra Roy (1912-1971), Indian Bengali jurist
Subodh Roy (1916–2006), Indian Bengali independence activist
Sylvie Roy (1964-2016), Canadian politician
Tarapada Roy (1936-2007), Indian Bengali author
William Roy (1726–1790), Scottish surveyor