Floyd

Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

• IPA^(key): /flɔɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Floyd (countable and uncountable, plural Floyds)

1. A surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lloyd, today particularly common among African Americans.
3. A placename
   1. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
   3. A ghost town in Glenn County, California, United States.
   4. A tiny city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States.
   7. A village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States.
   8. A town in Oneida County, New York, United States.
   9. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.
   10. A town, the county seat of Floyd County, Virginia, United States.