Lloyd

Lloyd meaning

Lloyd is a Christian boy's name of Welsh origin.

Grey (Welsh llwyd)

Also used to mean: grey-haired

Lloyd comes from the Welsh word llwyd, "grey". The Online Etymology Dictionary traces it to an old Indo-European root meaning pale, the same root found in Latin pallidus. It began as a Welsh nickname, perhaps for someone with grey hair, then became a surname and a given name; Floyd is the same name as English speakers once heard it. The London insurance market Lloyd's takes its name from Edward Lloyd's coffee house of 1688. In India Lloyd is used in Mangalorean and Anglo-Indian Christian families.

Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. Lloyd · entry Lloyd · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Online Etymology Dictionary, Lloyd

Spellings

Lloyd · Loyd · Floyd

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