Elroy

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Elroy

/ˈɛl.ɹoɪ/

Where it comes from

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from Leroy, but with the le in "Leroy" being replaced with its corresponding equivalent in Spanish el.

proper noun

A male given name originating as a coinage, a pseudo-Hispanic variant of Leroy.

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"Elroy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elroy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Elroy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elroy

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"Elroy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elroy.

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@misc{elroy_2026,
  title = {Elroy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elroy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}