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語源

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

発音

• IPA: /flɔɪd/
• 韻: -ɔɪd

固有名詞

Floyd (countable and uncountable, plural Floyds)

1. A surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd
   • 2020 June 7, Kate Bennett, “Michelle Obama to 2020 graduates: ‘For those of you who feel invisible: Please know that your story matters’”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 6 October 2022:

     “In light of the current state of our country, I struggled to find the right words of wisdom for you today,” Obama says in her lengthiest public remarks to date about the protests taking place in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

   • 2020 July 30, Ben Cost, “Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps”, in New York Post‎, archived from the original on 6 October 2020:

     Couple this with the apparent nationwide divide over issues ranging from George Floyd’s death to wearing coronavirus masks, and you’ve got the ideal environment for the wokefish to thrive.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lloyd, today particularly common among African Americans.
   • 2013 February 6, Carol Cratty and Michael Pearson, “DC shooter wanted to kill as many as possible, prosecutors say”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 19 August 2017:

     After years of thinking it over, Floyd Corkins finally had a plan.

3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
   2. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.
   3. A ghost town in Glenn County, California.
   4. A township in Warren County, Illinois.
   5. A township in Putnam County, Indiana.
   6. A minor city and township in Floyd County, Iowa.
   7. A township in O'Brien County, Iowa.
   8. A township in Sioux County, Iowa.
   9. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
   10. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
   11. A village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.
   12. A town in Oneida County, New York.
   13. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas.
   14. A town, the county seat of Floyd County, Virginia.

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