Updated February 28, 2024

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Find Baby Names

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old French : The king

Boy name variations

Leroi

Leroi

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Lee

Lee

+ 3% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Roy

Roy

- 2% this year
Masculine
Uncommon
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How Popular Is The Name Leroy

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : from Old French rey, roy ‘king’ (from Latin rex, genitive regis), with the definite article le. It may have been an occupational name for someone in the service of the king, or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal fashion or who had earned the title in some contest of skill or by presiding over festivities. The name is associated with Huguenots in British America, having been brought by them to MA from La Rochelle.