Troy (given name)
Troy is a male given first name used in English-speaking countries, and derives from the Irish Gaelic Troightheach, meaning "foot soldier".[1] Troy can also be an informal form of the female name Gertrude (often shortened to Trude) in Dutch.[1] The name Troy may refer to:
People
- Troy Aikman (born 1966), American football player
- Troy Baker (born 1976), American actor
- Troy Bayliss (born 1969), Australian motorcycle racer
- Troy Brouwer (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- Troy Brown (born 1971), American football player
- Troy Calhoun (born 1966), American football coach
- Troy Daniels (born 1991), American basketball player
- Troy Denning (born 1958), American author
- Troy Donahue (1936–2001), American actor and singer
- Troy Donockley (born 1964), British composer
- Troy Dorsey (born 1962), American boxer and kickboxer
- Troy Duffy (born 1971), American director
- Troy Eid (born 1963), American lawyer
- Troy Flavell (born 1976), New Zealand rugby player
- Troy Glaus (born 1976), American baseball player
- Troy Grant (born 1970), Australian politician
- Troy Grosenick (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Troy Hartman (born 1971), American stunt performer
- Troy Hudson (born 1976), American basketball player
- Troy King (born 1968), American politician
- Troy Ladd (born 1969), American car designer
- Troy Kennedy Martin (1932–2009), British screenwriter
- Troy McLawhorn (born 1969), American musician
- Troy Murphy (born 1980), American basketball player
- Troy O'Leary (born 1969), American baseball player
- Troy Pelshak (born 1977), American football player
- Troy Perkins (born 1981), American soccer player
- Troy Perry (born 1940), American church founder
- Troy Polamalu (born 1981), American football player
- Troy Sanders (born 1973), American singer and bassist
- Troy Smith (born 1984), American football player
- Troy Stoudermire (born 1990), American football player
- Troy Tanner (born 1963), American volleyball player
- Troy Tulowitzki (born 1984), American baseball player
- Troy Van Leeuwen (born 1970), American musician
- Troy Vincent (born 1970), American football player
Fiction
- Troy Bolton, fictional character in the High School Musical films
- Troy McClure, fictional character in the television series The Simpsons
- Troy Tatterton, fictional character in the Casteel series of books
See also
References
- 1 2 "The Troy Surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
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