Royall as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Royall

What is the meaning of the name Royall ?

The baby name Royall is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROY-əl (IPA: /ˈrɔɪəl/).

Royall is English in Origin.

Royall is an English surname-turned-given name deriving from Anglo-Norman French roial, “royal,” ultimately from Latin regalis. In Middle English it denoted something “kingly” or “belonging to the crown,” and the double‑l spelling arose in family names before migrating to first-name use. Pronounced ROY-əl, it carries a stately, heraldic tone.

Records show Royall as a hereditary surname in late medieval England, later prominent in colonial New England (e.g., the Royall family of Massachusetts). As a given name it gained currency in the 18th–19th centuries, often honoring maternal surnames; notable bearer Royall Tyler (1757–1826) helped popularize it. Variants include Royal (most common), Royale (modern/unisex), Royle, Ryall/Ryal, and the related regal names Rex and Leroy; Roy sometimes functions as a nickname. Today Royall reads traditionally masculine in the U.S. and U.K., yet functions comfortably as a rare, dignified unisex choice.