Royce

Royce is a boy name of English origin, meaning Son of the king; rose.

What Royce means

Son of the king; rose.

Royce sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Royce comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Royce is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Royce?

You will not find Royce in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Royce

We group Royce under royalty and rule. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Royal

Names like Royce

These share Royce's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Reginald — Counsel power; a wise ruler.
• Reign — Sovereign rule; royal power.
• Edward — Wealthy guardian.
• Sir — A title of honour and respect.
• Royalty — Of royal rank; majesty.
• Kinsley — The king's meadow.
• Alexander — Defender of the people.
• Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
• August — Great, venerable, majestic.
• Cyrus — Sun; lord.
• David — Beloved.
• Etienne — Crown, garland.

More English names

• Royalty — Of royal rank; majesty.
• Rue — Herb of grace.
• Roscoe — From the deer forest.
• Ryder — Horseman; knight.
• Robin — The bright songbird.
• Saffron — The golden spice flower.
• River — A flowing body of water.
• Sage — Wise one; the fragrant herb.
• Ridge — From the mountain crest.
• Saint — A holy and revered person.