Boyd
/bɔɪd/
Boyd proper noun: a Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Proper noun
Boyd
- A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Barton County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
- A minor city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri.
- A town in Wise County, Texas.
- A village in the town of Delmar, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
- A short river in Gloucestershire, England, which joins the Bristol Avon near Bitton; in full, the River Boyd.
- A river in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia; in full, the Boyd River.
- A river in south-western Tasmania, Australia; in full, the Boyd River.
Origin of Boyd
From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
Words formed from Boyd
Words that rhyme with Boyd
Questions about Boyd
- What does Boyd mean?
- Boyd means a Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- What part of speech is Boyd?
- Boyd is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Boyd?
- Boyd is pronounced /bɔɪd/.
Words near Boyd in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Boyd (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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