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Roy vs Rody - What's the difference?

roy | rody |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between roy and rody

is that roy is (obsolete) royal while rody is (obsolete) ruddy.

As adjectives the difference between roy and rody

is that roy is (obsolete) royal while rody is (obsolete) ruddy.

As a noun roy

is (obsolete) a king.

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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    rody

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) ruddy
  • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)