Etymology

Lloyd

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Today it means: A surname from Welsh, from a nickname for someone with grey hair. Full definition →

Welsh llwyd
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The story

  1. Welsh · derived fromllwyd“grey, grey-haired”
  2. English todayLloyd

From Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

Words from the same roots

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Floyd

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