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Roy vs Roo - What's the difference?

roy | roo |

As nouns the difference between roy and roo

is that roy is (obsolete) a king while roo is peace; quietness or roo can be short form of kangaroo .

As an adjective roy

is (obsolete) royal.

roy

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 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.

    • References

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    roo

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) roo, ro, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Peace; quietness.
  • Rest; stillness.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (kangaroo).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Short form of kangaroo .
    • Derived terms
    * roo bar