Names like Troy
Troy is a one-syllable Greek name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
One syllable, ending the same way as Troy.
Coy English · quiet, shy
Boy English · the word itself kept as a lifelong legal given name, the male-side counterpart to "Baby"; famously borne by TV host Boy Abunda
Loy Uncertain · either a short form of Eloy/Eligius, Latin electus, chosen, or a variant of Lloyd, Welsh llwyd, grey; sources are split
Roy French · king
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Troy comes from.
Damian Greek · traditionally "to tame, subdue," from Damianos; a physician saint of the early church, patron of doctors, gave it centuries of quiet European use before America warmed to its dark-velvet sound in the 2000s
Dimitri Greek · follower of Demeter, goddess of the harvest
Dion Greek · short form of Dionysios, referencing the god Dionysus
Leonidas Greek · "son of the lion"
The same feel
Also classic and mythological names.
Jayson Greek · variant spelling of Jason, from Greek meaning 'healer'
Dhruv Sanskrit · fixed, immovable (the pole star in Hindu myth)
Gavin Welsh · form of Gawain; meaning disputed, traditionally "white hawk"
Linus Greek · Greek mythological name, traditionally linked to 'flax'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1960s, the same decade as Troy, on a similar curve.
Tad Greek · a standalone form of Thaddeus, from Aramaic Thaddai, likely large-hearted or courageous; also a nickname for Theodore
Chris Greek · diminutive of Christopher/Christian, from Greek 'Christophoros', 'bearing Christ'
Steve Greek · short for Stephen, 'crown'
Ted Greek · diminutive of Theodore, gift of god
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