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Roy vs Loy - What's the difference?

roy | loy |

As nouns the difference between roy and loy

is that roy is a king while loy is a type of spade used in Ireland.

As a proper noun Roy

is a given name derived from Scottish Gaelic.

As an adjective roy

is royal.

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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    loy

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Ireland) A type of spade used in Ireland.
  • * 2002 , Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea , Vintage 2003, page 28:
    • They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys , billhooks.
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