Boyd

American  

[boid] / bɔɪd /

noun

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

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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

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Example Sentences

In “A Slumless America: Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of Affordable Housing,” Betty Boyd Caroli, a historian at the City University of New York, brings to life the story of a legion of well-off college graduates, raised in comfort, who chose to take up residence in crowded immigrant neighborhoods and help newcomers adjust to and thrive in America.

From The Wall Street Journal

Boyd Stephenson, who runs retailer Game Kastle in Maryland, told AFP he was "very excited to hear that the tariffs have been struck down."

From Barron's

Circuit Court Judge Eugene C. Griffith Jr. ruled after a four-day civil hearing this week that Weldon Boyd, 35, wasn’t protected by the state’s stand-your-ground law, which allows people to defend their lives when faced with a lethal threat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Griffith said he would later rule on whether Boyd’s companion, Bradley Williams, had lawfully shot at Spivey.

From The Wall Street Journal

Griffith said he couldn’t reconcile Boyd’s account with the physical evidence, which included recorded calls that Boyd made, as well as the testimony of a witness who said Spivey didn’t aim his pistol at Boyd and Williams before the shooting started.

From The Wall Street Journal