Floyd

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɔɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Proper noun

Floyd

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

Derived terms

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