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

Boyd sounded rattled in his first call to Brandon Strickland, the deputy police chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He held up a handwritten note for Boyd to read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Strickland insisted on a toxicology report to go along with the autopsy, he told Boyd, “just to cover you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In subsequent calls, Strickland told Boyd he had contacted the captain of criminal investigations to make sure “the right people” got to the crime scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“In a nice house on the other side of the woods. He goes to Boyd Middle.”

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly