What names are similar to Troy?
If you like Troy, consider Coy, Boy and Loy. Like Troy, their spellings end in -oy.
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 Scottish · anglicized form of the Gaelic Ruadh, 'red', once a nickname for red hair; long associated with French roi, '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 of Jason (Greek Iason, "healer", from iaomai, "to heal")
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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