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Roy

Meaning

Anglicized form of RUADH. A notable bearer was the Scottish outlaw and folk hero Rob Roy (1671-1734)

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Famous People Named Roy

Roy Rosselló

Roy Stephan Roselló Diaz (born May 1, 1970) is a Puerto Rican pop and gospel singer, businessman, and former member of the popular Puerto Rican group Menudo.

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Roy Harris

Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer.

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Roy Henderson (baritone)

Roy Galbraith Henderson CBE (4 July 1899 – 16 March 2000) was a leading English baritone in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

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Roy Ridley

Maurice Roy Ridley (25 January 1890, in Orcheston St Mary – 12 June 1969) was a writer and poet, Fellow and Chaplain of Balliol College, Oxford.

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Roy Miki

Roy Akira Miki, (born 10 October 1942) is a Canadian poet, scholar, editor, and activist most known for his social and literary work.

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Roy in Other Languages

DutchRoy
EnglishOrmond
EnglishOrmonde
EnglishRowan
IrishRowan
ScottishRoy

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