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Boyd

American  
[boid] / bɔɪd /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”


Boyd British  
/ bɔɪd /

noun

  1. Arthur . 1920–99, Australian painter and sculptor, noted for his large ceramic sculptures and his series of engravings

  2. Martin ( A'Beckett ). 1893–1972, Australian novelist, author of Lucinda Brayford (1946) and of the Langton tetralogy The Cardboard Crown (1952), A Difficult Young Man (1955), Outbreak of Love (1957), and When Blackbirds Sing (1962)

  3. Sir Michael. born 1955, British theatre director; artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2003

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“There’s an awful lot of risk in first-of-a-kind technology,” said Boyd.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Ayala 7, Maranatha 6: A Jonah Boyd single in the seventh broke a 6-6 tie and kept Ayala alive in the Division 1 playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

His former international colleague - and ex-Rangers player - Kris Boyd agrees.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

"Danny Rohl will come under serious questions," Boyd said on Sky Sports.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He’d already failed at Little League—never hit the ball, not even once—and Boyd Middle School didn’t have football, so that would have to wait.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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