Meanings
troy1
- not comparableOf, or relating to, troy weight.
Troy2
- historicalAn ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
Why should I war without the walls of Troy, That find such cruel battle here within?
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i] - A male given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama.
- A city in Madison County, Illinois.
- A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.
- A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas.
- A town in Waldo County, Maine.
- A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
- A city, the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.
- A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Miami County, Ohio.
- A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
- A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Troy Township.
Troy3
- A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France.
DCI Tom Barnaby: Are you sure you don't speak Spanish, Troy? DS Gavin Troy : Positive. Barnaby: Name like 'Troy', it must mean something in Spanish. 'Accident', maybe, as in 'Didn't I always tell you Bill Carter's death was one?'
1998 May 6, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Death in Disguise”, in Midsomer Murders - A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
troy · adjective
- Middle Englishtroye
- Englishtroy
From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Troy · proper noun
- Ancient GreekΤροία
- LatinTroia
- EnglishTroy
From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Troy · proper noun
- Old FrenchTroyes
- EnglishTroy
From Old French Troyes.
More words from Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Troje
- Trojean ancient city — see also Ilium
Ancient Greek Τροία
- Τροία (Troía)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Arabic طَرْوَادَة
- طَرْوَادَة (ṭarwāda)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Basque Troia
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Bengali ট্রয়
- ট্রয় (ṭroẏ)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Bulgarian Троя
- Троя (Troja)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Catalan Troia
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Chinese Cantonese 特洛伊
- 特洛伊 (dak⁶ lok⁶ ji¹)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Chinese Mandarin 特洛伊, 特洛亞 /特洛亚
- 特洛伊 (Tèluòyī)an ancient city — see also Ilium
- 特洛亞 /特洛亚 (Tèluòyà)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Czech Trója
- Trójaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Danish Troja
- Trojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Dutch Troje
- Trojean ancient city — see also Ilium
Esperanto Trojo
- Trojoan ancient city — see also Ilium
Estonian Trooja
- Troojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Finnish Troija
- Troijaan ancient city — see also Ilium
French Troie
- Troiean ancient city — see also Ilium
German Troja, Troia
- Trojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Greek Τροία
- Τροία (Troía)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Hebrew טרויה
- טרויה (tróya)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Hindi ट्रॉय
- ट्रॉय (ṭrŏy)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Hungarian Trója
- Trójaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Icelandic Trója, Trójuborg
- Trójaan ancient city — see also Ilium
- Trójuborgan ancient city — see also Ilium
Indonesian Troya
- Troyaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Irish an Traí
- an Traían ancient city — see also Ilium
Italian Troia
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Japanese トロイ
- トロイ (Toroi)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Korean 트로이
- 트로이 (Teuroi)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Latin Teucria, Troia
- Teucriaan ancient city — see also Ilium
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Latvian Troja
- Trojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Lithuanian Troja
- Trojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Norwegian Bokmål Troja
- Trojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Polish Troja
- Trojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Portuguese Troia
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Punjabi ਟਰੌਏ
- ਟਰੌਏ (ṭarauē)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Romanian Troia
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Russian Тро́я
- Тро́я (Trója)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Scottish Gaelic Tròidh
- Tròidhan ancient city — see also Ilium
Slovak Trója
- Trójaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Spanish Troya
- Troyaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Swahili Troia
- Troiaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Swedish Troja
- Trojaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Tagalog Troya
- Troyaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Tamil திராய்
- திராய் (tirāy)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Thai ทรอย
- ทรอย (troi)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Turkish Troya, Truva
- Troyaan ancient city — see also Ilium
- Truvaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Ukrainian Тро́я
- Тро́я (Trója)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Welsh Caerdroea
- Caerdroeaan ancient city — see also Ilium
Yiddish טרויאַ
- טרויאַ (troya)an ancient city — see also Ilium
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with troy
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Cite this entry
troy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy
“troy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy.
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