Leroy (name)

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Leroy
Pronunciation/ˈliːrɔɪ/ LEE-roy, /ləˈrɔɪ/ lə-ROY
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameNormandy
MeaningThe King
Other names
Related namesRoy, King, Fitzroy, Ray, Glenroy, Elroy, Leroi, Royce, Royal

Leroy, also Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, LeRoy or Le Roy, is both a male given name and a family name of Norman origin.[1] Leroy [lørwa] is one of the most common surnames in northern France. This family name originated from the Normans, the descendants of Norse Vikings from Denmark, Norway and Iceland who later migrated to Normandy.[2][3] The derivation is from le roy, meaning "the king". The Normans brought this surname to England, which in medieval times was used as a nickname either for one who behaved in a regal fashion, or who had earned the title in some contest of skill. "Le Roy le veult" ("The King wills it"), is a Norman French phrase still used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom to this day as royal assent.[4][5]

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Fictional characters[]

  • "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", protagonist of a song by Jim Croce
  • "Leroy Johnson", a character in the film Fame, played by Gene Anthony Ray
  • "Bring Back That Leroy Brown", subject of a song by Queen
  • Leroy Encyclopedia Brown, the titular protagonist of the Encyclopedia Brown children's novels
  • Leroy (Lilo & Stitch), a character introduced in Leroy & Stitch
  • Leroy (South Park), a South Park character
  • Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a fictional character in the NCIS TV series
  • Leeroy Jenkins, World of Warcraft character
  • The fictional Leroy family in the TV show Corner Gas:
    • Brent Herbert Leroy, one of the main characters in Corner Gas, played by Brent Butt
    • Emma Leroy, one of the main characters in Corner Gas, played by Janet Wright
    • Oscar Leroy, one of the main characters in Corner Gas, played by Eric Peterson
  • Leroy, a junkyard dog in the DIC show, The Catillac Cats.

See also[]

  • Leroi, given name and surname

References[]

  1. ^ Site of Géopatronyme (French) : statistics of births with the Leroy family name in France
  2. ^ Discover the meaning and history behind your last name, Ancestry.com, retrieved 25 November 2013 which cited Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 for the surname "leroy".
  3. ^ "Norman". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  4. ^ "La Reyne le Veult The making and keeping of Acts at Westminster" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  5. ^ The Norman people and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America. Genealogical Pub Co. 1874. p. 403 & 321. ISBN 9780806306360. for the surname of "King" and "Roy".
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