# Lloyd

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /lɔɪd/ · frequency rank #6,805

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh, from a nickname for someone with grey hair.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
From Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

## Easily confused with
- **Lod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lloyd-vs-lod)
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lloyd-vs-loy)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lloyd-vs-lord)
- **load** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lloyd-vs-load)
- **loud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lloyd-vs-loud)
- **Lloyds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lloyd-vs-lloyds)

## Common misspellings (6)
`llody`, `lloydd`, `lloyyd`, `llyod`, `lolyd`, `loyd`

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