Floyd

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

• IPA^(key): /flɔɪd/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Floyd (countable and uncountable, plural Floyds)

1. A surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd
   • 2020 June 7, Kate Bennett, “Michelle Obama to 2020 graduates: ‘For those of you who feel invisible: Please know that your story matters’”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “In light of the current state of our country, I struggled to find the right words of wisdom for you today,” Obama says in her lengthiest public remarks to date about the protests taking place in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

   • 2020 July 30, Ben Cost, “Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps”, in New York Post:

     Couple this with the apparent nationwide divide over issues ranging from George Floyd’s death to wearing coronavirus masks, and you’ve got the ideal environment for the wokefish to thrive.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lloyd, today particularly common among African Americans.
   • 2013 February 6, Carol Cratty and Michael Pearson, “DC shooter wanted to kill as many as possible, prosecutors say”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     After years of thinking it over, Floyd Corkins finally had a plan.

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.