Floyd is a masculine Anglo-Welsh given name deriving from the
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
''Llwyd'' (“
gray
Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed ...
,
gray-haired”) and thus cognate with
Lloyd
Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to:
People
* Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown"
** List of people with given name Lloyd
** List of people with surname Lloyd
* Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American ...
.
Notable people with this name include:
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Floyd Abrams (born 1936), American attorney
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Floyd Bannister (born 1955), retired Major League Baseball pitcher
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Floyd Collins (1887–1925), American pioneer caver
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Floyd Council (1911–1976), American blues musician
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Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signatur ...
(1933–1997), American pianist
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Floyd Favors (born 1963), American boxer
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Floyd Gottfredson
Arthur Floyd Gottfredson (May 5, 1905July 22, 1986) was an American cartoonist best known for his defining work on the ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip, which he worked on from 1930 until his retirement in 1975. His contribution to Mickey Mouse comi ...
(1905–1986), American cartoonist best known for his work on the ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip
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Floyd Heard
Floyd Wayne Heard (born March 24, 1966, in West Point, Mississippi) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, best known for setting the 1986 world's best year performance in the men's 200 m. He did so on 7 July 1986 at a m ...
(born 1966), American track and field sprinter
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Floyd Hudlow (1943–2021), American football player
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Floyd Jones (1917–1989), American blues singer
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Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He finished first at the 2006 Tour de France, and would have been the third non-European winner in the event's history, but was disqualified after test ...
(born 1975), American cyclist
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Floyd Levine
Floyd Levine (born February 23, 1932) is an American film and television actor. He played Dr. Ralph Harris in the 1978 film '' Bloodbrothers''. He also played Gen. Duncan in the 1988 film '' Braddock: Missing in Action III'' and Lt. Mellin in ...
(born 1932), American film and television actor
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Floyd Little
Floyd Douglas Little (July 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Denver Broncos, initially in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He wa ...
(1942–2021), American football halfback
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. (born 1977), American five-division boxing champion
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Floyd Mayweather Sr., American welterweight boxer and trainer
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Floyd MacMillan Davis
Floyd MacMillan Davis (April 8, 1896 – October 25, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator known for his work in advertising and illustration; Walter and Roger Reed described him as "someone who could capture the rich, beautiful people o ...
(1896–1966), American painter and illustrator
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Floyd Odlum
Floyd Bostwick Odlum (March 30, 1892 – June 17, 1976) was an American lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the United States who made a great fortune out of the Depression".
Life and career
After strug ...
(1892–1976), American lawyer and businessman
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Floyd B. Olson (1891–1936), Governor of Minnesota
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Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in hi ...
(1935–2006), two-time world heavyweight boxing champion
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Floyd D. Rose, inventor of Floyd Rose guitar bridge
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Floyd Simmons (1923–2008), American athlete
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Floyd Simmons (American football) (1925–1996), American football player
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Floyd Smart (1894–1955), American athlete
* Floyd Talbert (1923-1982), member of
Easy Company, Band of Brothers.
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Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman (December 8, 1914 – August 22, 2003) was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 197 ...
(1914–2003), American country musician
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Floyd Vivino (born 1951), American comedian known as Uncle Floyd
Fictional characters:
* Dr. Floyd Charles, a character in the ''
Left Behind
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'' book series
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Floyd Lawson, barber in the TV show ''
The Andy Griffith Show
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Th ...
''
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Floyd Lawton
Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) is a supervillain and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by David Vern Reed, Lew Schwartz and Bob Kane, the character made his first appearance in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #59 ...
aka Deadshot,
supervillain
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Supervillains are often ...
/
antihero
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assassin
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have ...
in
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
and enemy of
Batman
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* Floyd Malloy, antagonist in 1985 animated show ''M.A.S.K. (TV series)''
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Floyd Pepper, a puppet character on the TV series ''The Muppet Show''
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Welsh masculine given names