FLOYD
FLOYD
A Welsh name linked to the idea of something gray or extended, carried into English through Lloyd.
Meaning
The excerpt traces Floyd back to Welsh Llwyd, glossed as "the grey, or the extended," and says this root gave rise to Lloyd. It notes that Floyd is an English adoption of that Welsh name, so its sense is tied to the original Welsh descriptive meaning.
Origin
WelshEnglishvaries by culture
Fun fact
The excerpt says Lloyd became so common as a Welsh Christian name and surname that it was later adopted in England as Floyd.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names.