Alroy
Hebrew · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Alroy
The name 'Alroy' is a variant of 'Alroi' or 'Alroy', meaning "the shepherd" or "the leader" from the Hebrew root *רָעָה* (ra'ah, "to shepherd") combined with the definite article *הַ* (ha-).
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Etymology
The name 'Alroy' is a variant of 'Alroi' or 'Alroy', meaning "the shepherd" or "the leader" from the Hebrew root *רָעָה* (ra'ah, "to shepherd") combined with the definite article *הַ* (ha-). It is primarily used in Jewish culture, notably as the name of David Alroy, a 12th-century Jewish messianic pretender in Kurdistan who led an uprising against the Seljuk Empire.
Alroy currently ranks #8,154 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1953.
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