Troy = noun (proper noun)
was = verb (linking verb; past tense)
its = possessive adjective (some call this a "possessive pronoun")
name = noun (common noun)
Troy is the name of a place. Trojan refers to a person or thing from Troy. Homer wrote about the Trojan War.
What was the name of his college? (The name of his college was what?)What - interrogative pronoun, functioning as a predicate nominative;was - linking verb;the - article;name - noun, functioning as subject of the sentence;of - preposition;his - pronoun (possessive adjective), describes the noun 'college';college - noun, object of the preposition 'of'.
In the sentence "The stolen car was recovered." it is an adjective. In the sentence "He has stolen two cars." it is a verb.
Noun comes first because the subject is the most important word in a sentence, which is essentially a noun ( from Latin nomen "the name") and a verb (from Latin verbum " the word").
A noun; it is the name of a kind of flower.
Pronoun
Cowboy Troy's birth name is Troy Coleman.
Pastor Troy's birth name is Micah Troy.
Troy Apostol's birth name is Troy Mappala Apostol.
Troy Archer's birth name is James Troy Archer.
Troy Rudolph's birth name is Rudolph, Bryan Troy.
Troy Sadowski's birth name is Troy Robert Sadowski.
Troy Bell's birth name is Troy Delvon Bell.
Troy Bishop's birth name is Troy Carl Bishop.
Troy Bienemann's birth name is Troy Michael Bienemann.
Troy Romzek's birth name is Troy Michael Romzek.
Troy Rowland's birth name is Troy Michael Rowland.