2007-01-31 20:35:30 · 4 answers · asked by trello 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I checked several sites and came to the conclusion that the name is of Welsh origin. It comes from the nickname for a person with grey hair or who habitually dressed in grey, from Welsh llwyd grey. Also means "sacred". The name may originally allude to experience and wisdom, and probably denoted a person entitled to respect
2007-01-31 20:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by AprilDawn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Welsh. Lloyd George knew my father, father new Lloyd George - sung to the tune if Land of Hope and Glory.
2007-01-31 22:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name Lloyd comes from a Welsh surname
2007-01-31 20:53:52 · answer #3 · answered by nikki k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welsh: nickname for a person with grey hair or who habitually dressed in grey, from Welsh llwyd grey. In Welsh the color term llwyd also includes shades of brown, and it is likely that, when used with reference to younger men, llwyd denoted brown or mouse-colored hair.
Variants: Loyd; Floyd, Floyde, Floyed, Flood.
Cognates: Cornish: Loze. Breton: Louet, Le Louet.
Patronymics: Bloyd, Blood, Blud.
One of the signatories of the American Declaration of Independence was William Floyd (1734-1821), a wealthy landowner born on Long Island. His family had first settled there with his great-grandfather Richard Floyd, who emigrated from Wales in the 17th century Despite his comfortable circumstances, at the age of 69 Floyd purchased a tract of wilderness in Oneida county and spent the rest of his life as a pioneer.
2007-01-31 22:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋