Boyd may refer to:

Places

Canada

Boyd Conservation Area Boyd Conservation Area (sometimes referred to as Boyd Conservation Park) is a suburban land preserve owned and operated by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in the city of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It als ...

, a conservation area located northwest of Toronto, Ontario *

Boyd Lake (disambiguation) Boyd Lake may refer to: * Boyd Lake (Colorado), United States * Boyd Lake (Northwest Territories), Canada *Boyd Lake (Nova Scotia) This is a list of lakes in Nova Scotia. Cape Breton Island All Four Counties * Bras d'Or Lake Cape Breton Regi ...

United States

Boyd County (disambiguation) Boyd County may refer to: In Australia * Boyd County, New South Wales In the United States

* Boyd County, Kentucky * Boyd County, Nebraska {{Geodis, county United States county name disambiguation pages ...

* Boyd, Indiana * Boyd, Iowa * Boyd, Kansas * Boyd, Kentucky *

Boyd, Minnesota Boyd is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census. History Boyd was platted in 1884. A post office has been in operation at Boyd since 1884. The city was incorporated in 1893. Geograp ...

Boyd, Missouri Boyd was an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located approximately two miles west-southwest of Charity Charity may refer to: Common meanings * Charitable organization or charity, a non- ...

Boyd Cave Boyd Cave is a lava tube within Deschutes County, Oregon, of the United States. The cave is within Deschutes National Forest and is located on the northern flank of Newberry Volcano near the city of Bend. Geology Boyd Cave is between 75,000 a ...

, Oregon *

Boyd, Texas Boyd is a town in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,416 in 2020. It is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. History Originally named Greasy Bend in reference to the local hog-fattening indus ...

Boyd, Wisconsin Boyd is an autonomous village in the town of Delmar, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 605 at the 2020 census. Geography Boyd is located at (44.951890, -91.039134), several miles west of Stanley in the same town, ...

Elsewhere

Boyd Escarpment The Boyd Escarpment () is a rock and snow escarpment which extends northeast for from Wujek Ridge, in the Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It includes Bennett Spur, Cox Nunatak and Rankine Rock. Name The Boyd Escarpment was name ...

, in Antarctica *

Boyd Island Boyd Island is an island in Prydz Bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. It lies just SSW of Lugg Island, and about 3.5 km NNW of Australia's Davis Station on Broad Peninsula in the Vestfold Hills. It ...

, Antarctica *

Boyd River (disambiguation) Boyd River may refer to: *Boyd River (New South Wales) a tributary of Nymboida River in Australia * Boyd River (Tasmania), a river of Australia *River Boyd The River Boyd is a river of some in length which rises near Dodington in South Glouc ...

, several rivers in Australia *

River Boyd The River Boyd is a river of some in length which rises near Dodington in South Gloucestershire, England. It is a tributary of the Bristol Avon, running in a southerly direction and joining near Bitton. The flow rate at Bitton is an average ...

, in the UK

People

* Boyd (given name), a list of people with the given name *

Boyd (surname) Boyd is an ancient Scottish surname. The name is attached to Simon, one of several brothers and children of Alan, son of Flathald. Simon's son Robert was called Boyt or Boyd from the Celtic term ''boidhe'', meaning fair or yellow. Robert the Br ...

, the surname, and a list of people with the surname *

Boyd baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Boyd, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Boyd Baronetcy, of Danson in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage ...

, two baronetcies *

Boyd Family The Boyd family is an Australian family whose members over several generations contributed to the arts in the fields of painting, sculpture, pottery, Ceramic art, ceramics, literature, architecture, poetry and music. The Boyd family is consi ...

, an Australian family *

Boyd Gang The Boyd Gang was a notorious criminal gang based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named for member Edwin Alonzo Boyd. The gang was famous in the media at the time because of their actions, which included bank robberies, jail breaks, relationships wit ...

, a criminal gang *

Clan Boyd Clan Boyd is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. History Origins of the clan The name Boyd is said to be descriptive, being derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''buidh'' which means ...

, a Scottish clan

Brands and enterprises

*Boyd, an archaic Bordeaux wine producing estate since divided into: **

Château Boyd-Cantenac Château Boyd-Cantenac is a winery in the Margaux Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen ''Troisièmes Crus'' (Third Growths) in the historic ...

Château Cantenac-Brown Château Cantenac Brown is a winery located in Cantenac in the Bordeaux region of France. As a wine of the Margaux Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, appellation, it was classified as one of fourteen Third Growths (''Troisièmes Crus'') in the ...

* Boyd, an American manufacturer of environmental seals and

energy management Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units as well as energy distribution and storage. Energy management is performed via Energy Management Systems (EMS), which are designed with hardware ...

products *

Boyd Gaming Boyd Gaming Corporation is an American gaming and hospitality company based in Paradise, Nevada. The company continues to be run by founder Sam Boyd's family under the management of Sam's granddaughter, Marianne Boyd-Johnson, who currently serv ...

Corporation, a casino operator

Education

Boyd High School (disambiguation) Boyd High School may refer to: * Boyd High School, Boyd, located in Boyd, Texas, USA * McKinney Boyd High School, located in McKinney, Texas, USA {{School disambiguation ...

Boyd Independent School District Boyd Independent School District is a public school district based in Boyd, Texas ( USA). In addition to Boyd, the district also serves a portion of the Briar community. Finances As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of ...

, Boyd, Texas

Fictional characters

* Boyd, a Fighter in the game ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' *

Drew Boyd This is a list of characters in the Showtime series '' Queer as Folk''. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits. Drew Boyd Drew Boyd is the quarterback of the fictional P ...

, from the television series ''Queer as Folk'' *Jonah Boyd, the eponymous character in David Leavitt's novel ''

The Body of Jonah Boyd ''The Body of Jonah Boyd'' is a novel by David Leavitt, published in 2004, that depicts various consequences of the theft of a manuscript. It tells a story about the life of a common American family dealing with ethical principles, relationsh ...

'' * Mr. Boyd, character in

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series created by Sheryl Leach targeted at children ages two to five. The flagship production of the ''Barney'' franchise, it originally aired on PBS under the PBS Kids brand from Ap ...

Woody Boyd Woodrow Huckleberry Tiberius Boyd is a fictional character on the American television show ''Cheers'', portrayed by Woody Harrelson. Woody, simple-minded but good-hearted, debuts in the season premiere of the fourth season, "Birth, Death, Love ...

, from the television series ''Cheers'' *Boyd Cooper, in the game ''

Psychonauts ''Psychonauts'' is a 2005 platformer, platform game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox (console), Xbox and PlayStation 2. Set in a Retrofuturism, retro-futuristic version of t ...

'' * Boyd Crowder, from the television series, '' Justified'' *Boyd Fowler, from the television series, ''

Dexter Dexter may refer to: People * Dexter (given name) * Dexter (surname) * Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973) * Famous Dex, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993) Places United ...

'' *

Boyd Hoyland Boyd Hoyland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Kyal Marsh. He made his first on-screen appearance on 5 June 2002. In 2007, Marsh quit the serial and his character departed on 3 August 2007 along wit ...

, from the television series ''Neighbours'' *

Boyd Langton These are characters from the Dollhouse (TV series), ''Dollhouse'' science fiction television series. Actives/Dolls The Actives from the Los Angeles Dollhouse are given names derived from the NATO phonetic alphabet. Echo Echo (Eliza Dushku), f ...

, from the television series ''Dollhouse'' *B.O.Y.D., from the television series ''

DuckTales DuckTales refers to: Film and television * ''DuckTales'' (1987 TV series), original TV series ** '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' * ''DuckTales'' (2017 TV series), reboot TV series Video games * ''DuckTales'' (video game) ...

Other uses

OODA Loop The OODA loop (observe, orient, decide, act) is a decision-making model developed by United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd. He applied the concept to the combat operations process, often at the operational level during military campaigns ...

, a theory of decision making also known as the Boyd Cycle