# Boyd

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɔɪd/ · frequency rank #9,141

## Definitions
1. A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
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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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **by** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-by)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-buy)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-bye)
- **bud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-bud)
- **BYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-byu)
- **bpd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-bpd)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-boys)
- **brad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-brad)
- **buys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-buys)
- **bred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-bred)
- **boyz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-boyz)
- **buoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-buoy)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-bryn)
- **Budd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-budd)
- **bund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-bund)
- **bozo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-bozo)
- **broad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-broad)
- **Boyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-boyle)
- **brood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-brood)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyd-vs-boyer)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bboyd`, `boydd`, `boyyd`, `byod`, `obyd`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boyd