Delroy
Delroy is a boy name of Jamaican origin, meaning Of the king.
What Delroy means
Of the king.
Delroy sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Delroy comes from
Jamaican names reflect a mix of English, African, and Spanish heritage, and the naming culture is notably inventive, favouring names created fresh within a family.
Delroy is recorded as Jamaican in origin. Browse other Jamaican names.
How popular is Delroy?
Delroy is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Delroy is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Delroy
Delroy sits in our royalty and rule group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Royal
Names like Delroy
These share Delroy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Leroy — The king.
- Empress — A sovereign queen.
- David — Beloved.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Cyrus — Sun; lord.
- Darius — He who holds firm; a wealthy king.
- Dirk — Ruler of the people.
- Donald — World ruler; great chief.
- Etienne — Crown, garland.
- Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.