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I don't mind it. I used to work with a woman named Troy actually, she was really nice.

I've been called Troy by mistake before, also Tony.
I haven't known more male Troys than I have male Torys.
It sounds like Joy about as much as it does Roy.
It's just another place/surname type name to me...better as feminine than Paris, imo.
I think it works fine.

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I like Tro more, though.

This message was edited 6/5/2021, 5:52 AM

I knew a Troi

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I assumed she was named after Deanna Troi from Star Trek, because she was the right age for it. When I met her I remember thinking it was an interesting name and I was prepared to like it, but she was an unpleasant person so the idea of Troi soon soured on me.

I hate it. Sorry.

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To me, Troy is the name of the city in the Illiad. It’s not a human name and if it is, it’s strictly male.

Im usually one to love masc names on girls but I'm going to have to agree with everyone else here not a fan.

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It gives me the same vibe as Toni and I hate that.

For a girl? Hate it. Ew. Come on, there's no need to scrape the bottom of the barrel to name a girl like this.

I don’t like it on a boy, and I don’t like it on a girl.

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I’ve been trying my hardest recently to like masculine names on girls, but it’s just not working.

Hate it for a girl

Troi

That's all "Troy for a girl" can ever be imo.
The Counselor.

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I'd get used to it. But I don't like it.
Trey for a girl seems more likely because it just means third.

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After thinking about it some more - I'm trying not to hate it - I thought of Helen of Troy. I think that'd be a kinda lame inspiration for naming a girl Troy, though. Troia, called Troy - maybe? It's very "Iliad" ... nms

This message was edited 6/4/2021, 2:11 PM

I remember dimly reading a book as a kid that had two sisters named Tabitha and Troy. So I suppose it's been done a time or two in real life.
But I don't like it. It's not unisex.
Actually I don't like it for a boy either, it doesn't roll off the tongue very easily. Neither do Rory and Roy, now I think of it.

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I do kind of like Trey.

Strongly dislike Troy for a boy, much less for a girl, sorry. :0/