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Floyd
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *pelH-
Anglicisation of the Welsh name cy Lloyd, from en cy llwyd grey, grey-haired.
Pronunciation
en /flɔɪd/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Floyd.wav Southern England
en ɔɪd 1
Proper noun
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en Welsh Lloyd
en Kate Bennett Michelle Obama to 2020 graduates: ‘For those of you who feel invisible: Please know that your story matters’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/politics/michelle-obama-race-relations-2020-commencement 2020-06-07 “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. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006044622/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/07/politics/michelle-obama-race-relations-2020-commencement
en 2020-07-30 w:New York Post Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps Ben Cost 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. https://nypost.com/2020/07/30/wokefish-dating-trend-shady-men-are-pretending-to-be-progressive-on-apps/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201006105728/https://nypost.com/2020/07/30/wokefish-dating-trend-shady-men-are-pretending-to-be-progressive-on-apps/
en male surnames Lloyd, today particularly common among African Americans.
en Carol Cratty and Michael Pearson DC shooter wanted to kill as many as possible, prosecutors say w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/justice/dc-family-research-council-shooting/index.html 2013-02-06 After years of thinking it over, Floyd Corkins finally had a plan. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819095053/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/justice/dc-family-research-council-shooting/index.html
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/White County s/Arkansas.
en ucomm co/Fresno County s/California.
en ghost town co/Glenn County s/California.
en twp co/Warren County s/Illinois.
en twp co/Putnam County s/Indiana.
en minor city/and/twp co/Floyd County s/Iowa.
en twp co/O'Brien County s/Iowa.
en twp co/Sioux County s/Iowa.
en ucomm co/Ray County s/Missouri.
en ucomm co/Washington County s/Missouri.
en village co/Roosevelt County s/New Mexico.
en town co/Oneida County s/New York.
en ucomm co/Hunt County s/Texas.
en town/county seat co/Floyd County s/Virginia.
Derived terms
en Floyd County Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm Floyd's triangle Floyd-Hoare logic Floyd-Steinberg Floyd-Warshall algorithm Floydada Floyder Floydian Summer of Floyd