Troy.
An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
Meaning & usage
An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
A male given name.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Madison County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Waldo County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Miami County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Troy Township.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).
A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France.
A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.
Where this word comes from
From Old French Troyes.
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