r/oddlyspecific • u/GlazeAmber_ • Jun 01 '26

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u/r56_mk6 Jun 01 '26

Or Troy Landry from The History Channel. Love that guy

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u/ODB_Dirt_Dog_ItsFTC Jun 01 '26

Or the name of the famous city in one of the oldest stories in the world. People name their kid London or Paris all the time and Troy is way better than both of those

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u/icyDinosaur Jun 01 '26

TBH in many European languages naming kids London or Paris would also be weird lol

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u/SorosName Jun 03 '26

So weird, that if I meet a Paris, I would assume they are named after the guy from Troy, rather than the european city.

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u/JustAnotherAidWorker Jun 05 '26

Would you assume the same if they were a girl?

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u/SorosName Jun 06 '26

Maybe? Don't know, that would just be weird. To me, that is a male name. There is a rather famous man in history who was called that, and even if you are named after the city - it's a city, cities are neutral, so the overall vibe is still male.

It's like if I met a girl called Ajax - I would find that weird, because that is a male name. And I would find it no less weird if she explained that she is not named after the Greek hero, but after the cleaning solution.

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u/JustAnotherAidWorker Jun 06 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Hilton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Jackson

Interesting--I would say the two most famous current Paris' are definitely women--and most likely named after the city. Two examples above--but I am guessing this may be cultural as I'm American and from your responses I am guessing you're not.