Where does “Lloyd” come from?

Lloyd is an English surname derived from Welsh llwyd, from Proto-Brythonic lluɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸlētos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pelH-.

Lloyd (English): from a nickname for someone with grey hair

Definitions

  1. from a nickname for someone with grey hair

Ancestry of “Lloyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwydgray
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨdgrey
3Proto-Celtic*ɸleitosgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-pale, gray

Words derived from “Lloyd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic lluɨd →