Leroy 4789445 224322457 2008-07-08T09:56:01Z Martarius 4905985 removed unnecessary lines {{Wiktionary}} '''Leroy''', '''LeRoy''', '''Leeroy''', '''LeeRoy''', '''Lee Roy''', or '''Le Roy''' is often a male given name. It is also used as a surname. The name is derived from [[Old French]], meaning "The King" ('''Le Roi''' in [[French language|Modern French]]). ==People== ===Given names=== *[[Leroy Brown (athlete)|Leroy Brown]], an Olympic medal-winning American athlete *[[Leroy (musician)]], an American musician *[[Archbishop LeRoy Bailey Jr.]], senior pastor of The First Cathedral, Bloomfield, Connecticut *[[Leroy Griffiths]], a professional football (soccer) player *[[Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician)]], a jazz musician *[[Leroy Jenkins (televangelist)]], an American televangelist *[[Leroy Jetta]], professional Australian Rules football player *[[Leroy S. Johnson]], a leader of the polygamist denomination of FLDS *[[Leroy Lita]], a professional football (soccer) player *[[Leroy Rosenior]], former football (soccer player) and coach *[[Lee Roy Selmon]], a former NFL football defensive lineman *[[Leeroy Stagger]], a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter *[[Leeroy Thornhill]], British electronic music artist *[[Leroy A. Wilson]], US businessman *[[LeeRoy Yarbrough]], NASCAR racer *[[LeRoy Crouch]], Life Therapist ===Surnames=== *[[Catherine Leroy]], French war photojournalist *[[Edouard Le Roy]], French philosopher (1870-1954) *[[JT LeRoy]], pseudonym of American writer Laura Albert *[[Jennifer LeRoy]], an American model and actress *[[Julien Le Roy]], French clock- and watch-maker (1686-1759) *[[Mervyn LeRoy]], American actor and director *[[Nolwenn Leroy]], a French singer *[[Robert LeRoy]], a tennis player from New York ==Fictional characters== *"[[Bad, Bad Leroy Brown]]", protagonist of a song by Jim Croce *"[[Sheer Heart Attack#Bring Back That Leroy Brown|Bring Back That Leroy Brown]]", subject of a song by Queen *[[Encyclopedia Brown|Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown]], the titular protagonist of the ''Encyclopedia Brown'' children's novels *[[Leroy (Lilo and Stitch character)]] *[[Leroy (South Park)]], a ''South Park'' character *[[Leroy Jethro Gibbs]], a fictional character in the ''NCIS'' TV series *[[Leeroy Jenkins]], ''World of Warcraft'' character *[[Roland Daniels]], a professional wrestler who performed under the ring name of Leroy Brown ==Places== * [[Le Roy, Illinois]] * [[Le Roy, Iowa]] * [[Le Roy, Kansas]] * [[Le Roy, Michigan]] * [[Le Roy, Minnesota]] * [[Le Roy (town), New York]] ** [[Le Roy (village), New York]] * [[Leroy, Indiana]] * [[Leroy, Texas]] * [[Leroy, Wisconsin]] * [[Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan]] * [[Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan]] * [[Leroy Township, Pennsylvania]] * [[LeRoy, West Virginia]] (also spelled Le Roy or Leroy) {{disambig}} [[de:LeRoy]] [[fr:Leroy]] [[de:Le Roy]]