troy
/tɹɔɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
name
A male given name.
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Example Sentences
- "Why should I war without the walls of Troy, That find such cruel battle here within?"
- "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?'"
Etymology
From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).
Origin
- Source language: Latin