Troy
[trɔɪ]Meaning
from a surname for someone from Troyes, France, or from the ancient city of Troy
Background Story
Troy comes from an English surname that originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France. It is now more likely used in reference to the ancient city of Troy besieged by the Greeks in Homer's Iliad, whose name, from Greek Troia, is said to derive from its mythical founder Tros but is more likely of Luwian or Hittite origin. The actor Troy Donahue, who took his stage name from the ancient city, popularized the name in the 1960s.
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