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Roy vs Kilroy - What's the difference?

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Roy is a related term of kilroy.

roy

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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  • * 2003 Minette Walters: Disordered Minds . Macmillan. ISBN 1741142121 page 173:
  • - - - The real pity is that the only name William Burton remembers is Roy ...it was a popular name in the fifties and sixties so there were probably quite a few of them."
    "Not that popular," said George. "Surely it's Roy Trent?"
    "Roy' Rogers...'''Roy''' Orbison... '''Roy''' of the Rovers...' Roy Castle..."
    "At least one of those was a comic-book character," said Andrew.
    "So? Bill Clinton and David Beckham named their children after places. All I'm saying is we can't assume Roy' Trent from ' Roy ."
  • A city in Utah.
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    kilroy

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • of (etyl) origin, from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Ruaidh .
  • Derived terms

    *Kilroy curve *Kilroy was here