What does Troy mean?

Troy means "man from Troyes; foot"

How do we pronounce Troy?

Troy \troy, tr-oy\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Troy is pronounced as TR-oy 1.

1 Pronunciation for Troy: T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)"

What is the origin of Troy?

Troy is used mostly in English and its language of origin is French. Troy's meaning is man from Troyes; foot soldier. The first name is either derived from the French surname, itself from the place name of Troyes in France, or else it could be from the Old Irish for 'foot soldier'. In modern times, the name is often associated with the ancient city of Troy which was besieged and eventualy sacked by the Greeks, a popular medieval legend described in the Greek Epic Cycle and retold in Homer's Iliad. The Hawaiian Koi meaning of name, the name nicknames for Troi, the name Troix name popularity, the name meaning of Troye, and the name what does the name Troyton mean are derivatives of Troy. Troy is a classic favorite. Today it is still a popular baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name increased in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1960s. At the modest height of its usage in 1968, 0.450% of baby boys were named Troy. It ranked at #40 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in frequency. In 2010, its usage was only 0.068% and its ranking #248, was nevertheless the most commonly used within all boy names in its group. The name Troy has been mostly given to baby boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1961, the name Troy was given to 35 times more baby boys than girls.

A famous person named Troy is Troy Aikman, Footballer, born 21 November 1966, West Covina, California.

List of baby names that sound like Troy:

the name what does the name Troi mean, the name Troix definition, the name what does the name Troye mean, the name Taheer name, the name Tarhe definition, the name Teador meaning and origin, the name name Tedor meaning, the Japanese baby name Teru, the French name Théodore, the English and Scandinavian name Thor origin, the German and Scandinavian Thore meaning and origin, the German Thure meaning, the name baby name Tier, the English and Scandinavian Tor meaning and origin, the German and Scandinavian Tore definition, the name Torre definition, the Hungarian name Tódor origin, the English name Trae meaning, the Vietnamese Trai meaning of name, and the name Traie meaning and origin.

The baby name Troy fun facts:

The name Troy in reverse order is "Yort".

The numerological value of the name Troy is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Troy?

Troy is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.07%
20130.07%
20120.07%
20110.08%
20100.07%
20090.08%
20080.08%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames