Floyd

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɔɪd/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Proper noun

Floyd (countable and uncountable, plural Floyds)

1. A surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd
   • 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^[1]:

     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.

Derived terms

• Floyd County
• Floyder
• Floydian
• Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm
• Floyd-Steinberg
• Floyd's triangle
• Floyd-Warshall algorithm