Pronunciation | /trɔɪ/ |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Irish or Ancient Greek |
Meaning | "Foot soldier" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Troye |
Troy is a male given first name used in English-speaking countries, and may derive from the Irish Troightheach, meaning "foot soldier". Additionally Troy is utilised as an anglicised surname derived from a variety of Gaelic and Norman surnames. Further detail here Troy (surname).
Alternately, especially as a modern given name for boys, the name may be of Classical Greek inspiration—derived from the ancient city of Troy (Ancient Greek : Τροία, romanized: Troía), site of the legendary Trojan War described in the Epic Cycle of Ancient Greece, most famously in Homer's epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. [1] [2]