The baby name Glenroy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GLEN-roy (ˈɡlɛn.rɔɪ).
Glenroy is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Glenroy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GLEN-roy (ˈɡlɛn.rɔɪ).
Glenroy is Scottish in Origin.
Glenroy blends a Scottish landscape term with a Gaelic byname. From gleann “valley” plus Roy - an anglicization of ruadh, “red,” and also the name of the River Roy - the sense is “red valley” or “valley of the (Roy) river.” It also echoes the Highland place Glen Roy, famed for the “Parallel Roads.” Because Roy in this context is Gaelic rather than the French roi “king,” Glenroy is unrelated in meaning to Roy/Leroy as “king.”
As a given name it arose through British and Scottish place-name fashions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, then traveled with the Scottish diaspora. It appears in records in Scotland, England, Australia, New Zealand, and is notably well used in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. Variant forms are scarce: Glen Roy (two-word) and hyphenated Glen-Roy occur occasionally. Nicknames include Glen and Roy. Related names include Glenn, Glenna, and the Scottish byname Roy.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #76 | 12 | 3,714 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #128 | 176 | 6,876 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2011 | #850 | 6 | 7,432 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Glenroy is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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