Roy - yay or nay?

[Purplelooby]

Family name but opinions invited.

60 something who washes and waxes his Ford Mondeo every Saturday and then brings his wide Marjorie out for a spin on a Sunday. They bring their own flask and sandwiches, he's not one of those fools who pays silly money for a new fangled Panini! 'You might as well throw your money away Marjorie'.

Nope dislike

Rory?

Ha ha squoosh very funny. I can just imagine his 'wide Marjorie'- the description fits her perfectly.

I take it you don't watch Coronation Street?

Roy Cropper anyone?

That's a firm nay by the way.

Nay!!!! What about Rory instead?

My Dad is a Roy. He is lovely but squoosh's description wasn't far off!

And he doesn't like his name.

Yay! I have a cat called Roy and have already debated whether we could call firstborn after the cat... (but it's a girl). Great middle name too if you aren't sure. And what about Roy of the I.T. Crowd fame? I love it. (Also love Ray.)

Used to work with a Roy. Had to leave my position because of him

Up there with Keith, Alan and Colin. It will take another generation to rehabilitate these names.

Nay.

Just no.

Yay. It's a good solid name and not overused.

NAY. It is truly terrible.

Dear God, no! And I say this as the cousin of a lovely 60 year old Roy.

I'm not keen on Roy, but don't see anything awful about it.

Although I quite like Leroy, or Ray/Raymond.

How about Rowan? Apparently from the same origin as Roy, but a bit more current.

No no no and thrice nay.
Ghastly name, it sounded old fashioned when I was a youth and I am just 49.
As someone said, it's in the same mould as Brian, Colin, Trevor etc.

It is a bit dated
Second name maybe?

isn't it short for Corduroy?

God no.

Nay - nothing against the name itself, but I work with a Roy who is one of the more irritating humans I've met, so am projecting my experiences of one onto the name as a whole!

Know 2 babies with Royston as a middle name, think it's totally cool but Roy on its own? For a baby? Nay.

Royston is a town in Hertfordshire.

Royston reminds me of Royston Vasey.