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Boyd

proper noun

  1. a surname
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɔɪd/

name

Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.

  1. A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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  11. A short river in Gloucestershire, England, which joins the Bristol Avon near Bitton; in full, the River Boyd.
  12. A river in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia; in full, the Boyd River.
  13. A river in south-western Tasmania, Australia; in full, the Boyd River.