Name
ROYAL

Name ROYAL

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 15,486 births of Royal in the countries below, which represents an average of 109 births of children bearing the first name Royal per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 1,141 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Royal   
In Italiano Nome Royal   


Information about the first name Royal

The first name Royal has been assigned to:
81.26% to boys
18.74% to girls
The country where the first name Royal is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 5 letters including 3 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Royal

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Royal : Alroy, Arloy, Laroy, Loray, Lorya, Lyora, Olyar, Oraly, Yarol

Royal in Japanese *

Romajiroiyaru
Katakanaロイヤル
Hiraganaろいやる
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Royal in sign language

Royal in binary language

01110010 01101111 01111001 01100001 01101100

Origin and meaning of name Royal

US English
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  • From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”) and real (“unit of currency”). Cognate with Spanish real. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.
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  • A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge (“rye”) + hyll (“hill”), and Royle, rā (“roe”) + hyll (“hill”).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Royal (plural Royals)
  • (soccer) someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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  • Royal
  • Alternative form of royal (in capitalised proper nouns, e.g. Royal Navy, Royal Mail)
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  • Royal (plural Royals)
  • (UK, historical) A member of the first regiment of foot in the British army.
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  • Aylor, aroyl, orlay
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔɪəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪəl
  • Hyphenation: roy‧al
Adjective (Related terms) src :
  • real (“unit of currency”)
  • realm
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Middle English
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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔi̯al/
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  • royalte
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FR French
Etymology src :
  • Inherited from Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”) + -ālis. Equivalent to roi +‎ -al.
Adjective src :
  • royal (feminine royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)
  • royal
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ʁwa.jal/
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ʁwa.jal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Homophones: royale, royales
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  • Royal m or f by sense
  • a surname.
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General
Etymology src :
  • Capitalization of royal.
ES Spanish
Noun src :
  • royal m or f by sense (plural royales)
  • royal (member of the British royal family)
  • (Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)
Pronunciation src :
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ro‧yal
ID Indonesian
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  • From Dutch royaal (“royal”), from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”).
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  • royal
  • (figuratively) extravagant, lavish.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈro.jal]
  • Hyphenation: ro‧yal
Middle French
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Adjective src :
  • royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)
  • royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)
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  • IPA(key): /rwɛˈjal/
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NL Dutch
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  • royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])
  • royal
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  • Hyphenation: ro‧yal
DE German
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  • From French royal, from Latin regalis. Occassionally attested in the 19th century and perhaps earlier. More regular use dates from the latter half of the 20th century, reinforced by English royal; compare die Royals (“the British royal family”). The derivatives Royalist, Royalismus are older in German.
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  • royal (strong nominative masculine singular royaler, comparative royaler, superlative am royalsten)
  • royal
  • Synonyms: königlich, majestätisch
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /rɔˈjaːl/, [ʁɔˈjaːl], [ʁo-]
Adjective (Related terms) src :
  • Royalist
  • Royalismus
 

Popularity of the name Royal

Number of ROYAL births per year

Total births of Royal by country

Births with the first name Royal
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
12,227
2,857
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
196
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
63
17
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
27
19
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
25
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
13
5
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
16
1
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
5
3
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
5
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
4
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
2
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
1
0

Total births of Royal by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Royal
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
842
273
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
8
4
ABAlberta
2022
3
2
ITItaly
2021
4
0
QCQuebec
2022
1
2
ATAustria
2021
1
0
DEGermany
2022
1
0

Comments on the name Royal

Personalities with the first name Royal

There are 10 personalities with the first name Royal


Hutch Dano
(Hutchings Royal Dano) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Musician Rapper Film producer Television actor Film actor


Royal Rife
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United states of america
Pseudoscientist


Royal Dano
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United states of america
Actor Television actor Film actor


Royal Harwood Frost
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United states of america
Astronomer


Royal Ivey
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United states of america
Basketball player Basketball coach


Royal Robbins
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United states of america
Rock climber Mountaineer


Royal S. Copeland
(Royal Samuel Copeland) src

United states of america
Physician Politician Homeopath


Royal C. Johnson
(Royal Cleaves Johnson) src

United states of america
Lawyer Politician Military officer


Royal Galipeau
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Canada
Politician


Royal C. Taft
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United states of america
Politician



Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Royal

There are 52 actors and actresses with the first name Royal
Royal Dano
Royal Raymond
Royal Beal
Royal Douglas
Royal Byron
Royal C. Stout
Royal Sproule
Royal Atakpa
Royal Dahlen
Royal Binion
Royal Opera Chorus
Royal Hebert
Royal Duperron
Royal Hanneford Circus
Royal Don Williamson Iii
Royal Raghu
Royal Nelson
Royal Dozier Holmes
Royal Patel
Royal Money
Royal Du Perron
Royal Sutton
Royal Whitaker
Royal Jackson
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Harbor
Royal Diamond
Royal Oni
Royal Ease
Royal British Legion Band & Corps Of Drums Romford

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Royal
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Royal

Rankings of first name ROYAL by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#371US United State of America2022
#1138AB Alberta2022
#1812IT Italy2021
#2615GB United Kingdom2021
#3765AT Austria2021
#6921QC Quebec2022
#10939DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#858US United State of America2022
#1599QC Quebec2022
#1686AB Alberta2022
#5125GB United Kingdom2021