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HelpTroy on a girl?
Strangely enough, I've seen Troy labelled as (f) or unisex in some name books (including my most reliable book!) so I used to think it was a girls' name. And although I usually detest boys' names/surnames on girls, I thought it was kind of cool on a girl. But is it ever used on girls or would it just sound tacky? I don't like it on a boy!
Perhaps Troya could fit a girl? Troja is the Swedish name of the city and you can also find it as a submitted name; apparently it's a Serbian version of Trinity.
I think Troja sounds rather nice, but it's a bit too close to the Swedish word for sweater, tröja (pr. TRU-yah)
Perhaps Troya could fit a girl? Troja is the Swedish name of the city and you can also find it as a submitted name; apparently it's a Serbian version of Trinity.
I think Troja sounds rather nice, but it's a bit too close to the Swedish word for sweater, tröja (pr. TRU-yah)
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I've never heard, or thought of, Troy as being anything but very masculine. I've only known one Troy, handsome and an excellent student and athlete. Despite the sound being similar to Joy, I can't see Troy suiting a girl at all.
Troya sounds more feminine. If you hadn't mentioned that it's a legit place name, I'd think it might be made up. It did bring "troika" to mind right away, the nearest association filed in my brain. I can't say I immediately like it, but I think I could get used to it.
Troya sounds more feminine. If you hadn't mentioned that it's a legit place name, I'd think it might be made up. It did bring "troika" to mind right away, the nearest association filed in my brain. I can't say I immediately like it, but I think I could get used to it.
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I am a firm believer in girls have enough selection leave some for the boys.
I like Troy on a boy and in fact its my sons middle name.
I do think Troya and Troja are cute and appropriate for girls.
I like Troy on a boy and in fact its my sons middle name.
I do think Troya and Troja are cute and appropriate for girls.
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This is only half a memory ... in a series of British detective novels, and I can't remember either the author or the main character, there is an artist named Agatha Troy who always goes by Troy. (I'm thinking the author may well have been Ngaio Marsh, in which case she was originally from New Zealand.) So in the world of the books, it would have been a ln used as a fn, perhaps to avoid the then-dated Agatha.
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I've never, ever seen it used on girls, and I would think that the parents desperately wanted a son but got a daughter if they used it on a girl.
Troya sounds silly and made up, sorry.
Troya sounds silly and made up, sorry.
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I have to wonder if the inspiration for that traces somehow to ST:TNG. It does date to 1987, after all ... and Marina Sirtis's character is called by her surname (Troi) all the time on the show. So maybe some young parents who grew up with Sirtis in her tight suits and flowing curls heard the name Tro(y/i) on her for the first time, and got an impression that it was a name with feminine sex appeal. Just a theory? Because aside from that I have never heard of nor imagined Troy as even a little bit un-masculine, let alone a suitable name for a girl or woman. It evokes images of ancient warfare.
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Those name books are wrong, because Troy has never been feminine. It would be very tacky on a girl, IMO.
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Absolutely not! That is a male name.
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Troya's cool.
But yes, Troy would be unbelievably tacky on a girl. Tacky is just the word, too, and I hate that word.
But yes, Troy would be unbelievably tacky on a girl. Tacky is just the word, too, and I hate that word.
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I've only heard it on boys, and though I tend to like unisex names quite a bit, I can't see it on a girl. Too masculine.
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It just seem wrong to me to put Troy on a girl.
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No, sorry. I'm very surprised that it is listed as unisex in many name books. I've never met a female Troy, and I don't think it looks or sounds remotely feminine. I don't even really like it as a name in general, but I do see it as masculine.
I don't really have an opinion on Troja since I'm not Swedish or from any of the other Scandinavian countries, so it's a foreign name for me and that makes it difficult to judge.
I don't really have an opinion on Troja since I'm not Swedish or from any of the other Scandinavian countries, so it's a foreign name for me and that makes it difficult to judge.
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