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Floyd.

A surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd

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name/flɔɪd/
  1. A surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd

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  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lloyd, today particularly common among African Americans.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Glenn County, California.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Warren County, Illinois.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A township in Putnam County, Indiana.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A minor city and township in Floyd County, Iowa.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A township in O'Brien County, Iowa.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A township in Sioux County, Iowa.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.

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  14. A number of places in the United States: A town in Oneida County, New York.

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  15. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas.

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  16. A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Floyd County, Virginia.

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Where this word comes from

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

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