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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-.

Ancestry of “Lloyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwydgray
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨdgrey
3Proto-Celtic*ɸleitos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh- →