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Boyd

  • /bɔɪd/

Sounds like boid, buoyed (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɔɪd

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa.
  5. An unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Barton County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
  7. A minor city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
  8. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri.
  9. A town in Wise County, Texas.
  10. A village in the town of Delmar, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lennox, keown, disclosure, null, blank, vacant, empty, invalid, annulled, canceled, abolished, nugatory, ineffective, inoperative, worthless, negated

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MLA

"Boyd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boyd. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Boyd. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boyd

Chicago

"Boyd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boyd.

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@misc{boyd_2026,
  title = {Boyd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boyd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}