Cloyd is the anglicised form of the Welsh Clwyd, referring to the
River Clwyd
The River Clwyd ( ; , ) is a river in Wales that rises in the Clocaenog Forest () northwest of Corwen. Its total length is .
It flows due south until, at Melin-y-wig, it veers north-eastwards due to the Vale of Clwyd Fault and passes throu ...
in northeast Wales.
It may also refer to:
Places
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Clwyd
Clwyd ( , ) is a preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English cerem ...
, the former Welsh county named for the river
Name
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Cloyd Boyer
Cloyd Victor Boyer Jr. (September 1, 1927 – September 20, 2021) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1949 and 1955 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1949–52) and the K ...
(1927-2021), former right-handed pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball
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Cloyd Head Cloyd is the anglicised form of the Welsh Clwyd, referring to the River Clwyd in northeast Wales.
It may also refer to:
Places
* Clwyd, the former Welsh county named for the river
Name
* Cloyd Boyer (1927-2021), former right-handed pitcher an ...
(1886–1969), Chicago playwright and theatrical director born in Oak Park, Illinois
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Cloyd H. Marvin (1889–1969), longest serving president of George Washington University, and the then-youngest American university president
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Cloyd A. Porter (born 1935), former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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Cloyd (surname) Cloyd is a surname. It is carried by some descendants of the Scottish MacLeod Clan.
Notable people with the surname include:
* David Cloyd (born 1974), American singer-songwriter
* K. J. Cloyd (born 2001), American football player
*Paul Cloyd (192 ...
, a surname carried by some families from the Clwyd area, and by some descendants of the
MacLeod
MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod ( ) are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic ', meaning "son of Leòd", derived from the Old Norse ''Liótr'' ("ugly").
One of the earliest occurrences of the surnam ...
clan.
Other uses
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15499 Cloyd, an asteroid
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Battle of Cloyd's Mountain
The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain occurred in Pulaski County, Virginia, on May 9, 1864, during the American Civil War. The fight has also been called the Battle of Cloyd's Farm. A Union Army division led by Brigadier General George Crook defeate ...
, May 1864, in the American Civil War
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