"Roy" meaning in French

See Roy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʁwa/ Audio: Fr-roi.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French roy (literally “king, ruler”). Doublet of roi. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|roy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=king, ruler|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French roy (literally “king, ruler”), {{inh+|fr|fro|roy|lit=king, ruler}} Inherited from Old French roy (literally “king, ruler”), {{dbt|fr|roi}} Doublet of roi Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|mf}} Roy m or f
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Roy-fr-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): French surnames, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 33 27 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ʁɔj/
Etymology: Borrowed from English Roy. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|en:Roy}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Roy", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Roy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="Roy">, {{bor+|fr|en|Roy}} Borrowed from English Roy Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Roy m
  1. (Canada) a male given name from English Tags: Canada, masculine
    Sense id: en-Roy-fr-name-oazLLDS1 Categories (other): Canadian French, French given names, French male given names, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 33 27 22
  2. (Canada) a surname from English Tags: Canada, masculine
    Sense id: en-Roy-fr-name-AyTKnfg7 Categories (other): Canadian French, French surnames, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 33 27 22
  3. (Canada) a surname from French Tags: Canada, masculine
    Sense id: en-Roy-fr-name-VzaMaABV Categories (other): Canadian French, French surnames, French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 4 15 12 70 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 12 69 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 33 27 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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