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Royal.

A surname from Old English.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A surname from Old English.

  2. A male given name from English from the surname

Where this word comes from

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”).

noun

  1. someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Where this word comes from

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”).

name

  1. A male given name from the word "royal".

Where this word comes from

Capitalization of royal.

noun

  1. A member of the first regiment of foot in the British army.

    UK · historical
Where this word comes from

Capitalization of royal.

adj

  1. Alternative form of royal (in capitalised proper nouns, e.g. Royal Navy, Royal Mail)

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Capitalization of royal.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.