Troye as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Troye

What is the meaning of the name Troye ?

The baby name Troye is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced TROY.

Troye is English, Greek, Irish in Origin.

Troye is chiefly a modern English spelling of Troy, but one Irish surname source behind Troy is Gaelic Ó Troighthigh, recorded in later medieval Irish names and literally descendant of Troightheach. The byname Troightheach is formed from Irish troigh, foot, with an adjectival or occupational suffix, giving the sense foot soldier; the patronymic prefix Ó marks family descent.

As a forename, Troye follows the twentieth-century use of surnames and place names as boys’ names, with Troy reinforced in English by Homeric tradition: Greek Troia, Latin Troia, the city of the Iliad. The final -e is mainly an English spelling variation rather than a separate traditional form, and remains much rarer than Troy; public recognition is tied partly to Troye Sivan, born Troye Sivan Mellet, the South African-born Australian singer and actor.

⚙ Troye is seldom given. We count 81 recorded uses of it across 26 countries.