Lloyd

[ loid ]

/ lɔɪd /

noun

Welsh Legend. Llwyd.

Harold (Clay·ton)

[kleyt-n], /ˈkleɪt n/, 1894–1971, U.S. actor.

(John) Sel·wyn (Brooke)

[sel-win], /ˈsɛl wɪn/, 1904–78, British statesman.

a male given name: from a Welsh word meaning “gray.”

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Llewelyn II, Lleyn Peninsula, L-line, LLL, LL.M., Lloyd, Lloyd George, Lloyd George, David, Lloyd's, Lloyd's Register, Lloyd Webber

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As the wrangling continued, Lloyd and Postol grew to rely on their new colleague, Susli.
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After the August 21 attacks in Syria, Postol and Lloyd decided to launch an investigation into what happened there.
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Lloyd Morgan has prettily likened the vital processes to the periodic formation and discharge of explosive substances.
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"Neahly everybody I know is like Shapur," said Lloyd, musingly.
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Here Lloyd found herself in another treasure-house of interesting things.
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It was dark when Lloyd and Magnolia squeezed through the fence again and ran up the stairs to the room.
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British Dictionary definitions for Lloyd

Lloyd

/ (lɔɪd) /

noun

Clive (Hubert). born 1944, West Indian (Guyanese) cricketer; played in 110 tests (1966–84), scoring 7,515 runs; captained the West Indies in 74 tests and to two World Cup wins (1975, 1979)

Harold (Clayton). 1893–1971, US comic film actor

Marie, real name Matilda Alice Victoria Wood. 1870–1922, English music-hall entertainer

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