Floyd may refer to:
As a name
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Floyd (given name)
Floyd is a masculine Anglo-Welsh given name deriving from the Welsh ''Llwyd'' (“gray, gray-haired”) and thus cognate with Lloyd.
Notable people with this name include:
* Floyd Abrams (born 1936), American attorney
* Floyd Bannister (born 19 ...
, a list of people and fictional characters
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Floyd (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
Places in the United States
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Floyd, Arkansas
Floyd is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western White County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 377. The rural community is situated along Highways 3 ...
, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, Iowa
Floyd is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 313 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Floyd is named for Charles Floyd of Lewis and Clark fame, as was Floyd County.
Geography
Floyd is located at (43.127494, -92. ...
, a city in Floyd County
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Floyd, Ray County, Missouri Floyd is an unincorporated community in southwest Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is located on Missouri Route Z approximately 1.5 miles south of Orrick. Keeney Creek flow ...
, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, Washington County, Missouri Floyd is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by ...
, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, New Mexico
Floyd is a village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Floyd is located at (34.229034, -103.528553).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of ...
, a village
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Floyd, New York
Floyd is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,819 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The Town of Floyd is located east of the City of Rome and ...
, a town
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Floyd, Texas, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, Virginia
Floyd is a town in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. The population was 425 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Floyd County. The Town of Floyd was originally named Jacksonville as the surrounding county was formed during the tenur ...
, a town in Floyd County
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Floyd County (disambiguation)
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Floyd River
The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 30, 2011 in northwestern Iowa in the United States. It enters the Mi ...
, Iowa, a tributary of the Missouri River
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Floyd Township (disambiguation)
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Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum, a short-lived U.S. Army post near Fairfield, Utah
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Floyd's Bluff
Floyd's Bluff is a hill in southern Sioux City, Iowa that is named for Sergeant Charles Floyd.
Floyd, who was the quartermaster for the Lewis and Clark Expedition's Corps of Discovery, was the only fatality during the expedition. The bluff ...
, a hill near Sioux City, Iowa
Storms
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Hurricane Floyd
Hurricane Floyd was a very powerful Cape Verde hurricane which struck the Bahamas and the East Coast of the United States. It was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Floyd tr ...
, major hurricane of 1999
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Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation) The name Floyd was used for four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
* Hurricane Floyd (1981) – caused heavy rainfall on the Leeward Islands, then passed near Bermuda but caused no major damage.
* Hurricane Floyd (1987) – crossed over Cuba ...
, for other storms named Floyd
Sports
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Floyd (horse)
Floyd (foaled 1980, died 7 January 1993) was an English bred and English trained National Hunt racehorse sired by Relko. The horse was named after the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
David Elsworth-trained Floyd was the first horse t ...
, a National Hunt racehorse
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Floyd of Rosedale
Floyd may refer to:
As a name
* Floyd (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Floyd (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
Places in the United States
* Floyd, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Floyd, Iow ...
, bronze trophy awarded to the winner of each college football game between Iowa and Minnesota
Arts and entertainment
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"Floyd" (30 Rock), a 2010 episode of the sitcom ''30 Rock''
* "Floyd", a guitar used by Green Day guitarist
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for t ...
* "Floyd", a song by Lynyrd Skynyrd from the album ''
God & Guns
''God & Guns'' is the thirteenth studio album by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on September 29, 2009.
The single "Still Unbroken" was released on July 27, 2009 followed by another track, "Simple Life", on August 4, 2009. "Stil ...
'', 2009
* "Floyd", a song by Kelis from ''
Food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inge ...
'', 2014
* ''Floyd: Es gibt noch Helden'', German title of the 1997 video game ''
Feeble Files
''The Feeble Files'' is an adventure video game about the adventures of an alien called Feeble. The game is a science fiction comedy, with a similar style of British humour to that of Adventure Soft's previous games, the Simon the Sorcerer serie ...
'' by Adventure Soft
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Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
, an English progressive rock band
Other uses
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Floyd baronets
The Floyd Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 March 1816 for General John Floyd. He was second-in-command at the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799. Floyd's daughter Julia was the wife of Prime Minister ...
, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Eurogate Rail Hungary
Eurogate Rail Hungary, formerly Floyd Zrt, is a Hungarian private railway company founded in 2004 by Andras Bogdan. Its headquarters are in Budapest. Rolling stock is usually black with the name of the company written on a pink stripe. The vehic ...
, formerly Floyd Zrt, a Hungarian private railway company
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George Floyd protests
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil unrest against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. The civil unrest and protests began as part of internati ...
, a series of 2020 protests after the
murder of George Floyd
On , George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in the U.S. city of Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's n ...
during a police encounter
See also
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Floyd-Jones Floyd-Jones is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* David R. Floyd-Jones (1813–1871), American lawyer and politician
* DeLancey Floyd-Jones (1826–1902), American brevet brigadier general in the U.S. Civil War
* Edward Floyd-Jones ...
, several people of that name
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Lloyd (disambiguation)
Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to:
People
* Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown"
** List of people with given name Lloyd
** List of people with surname Lloyd
* Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), America ...
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George Floyd
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twe ...
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