masculine Boyd

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Origin:
scottish (gaelic)
Name Root:
BUIDH
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Scottish (Gaelic) “buidh”, meaning “fair, yellow, owner’s blonde hair color”. 1) Clan Boyd is a Scottish clan and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The chief of the clan was raised in the Peearge under the title Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock by James II of Scotland. On the death of that king, Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd, was appointed as one of the regents to the young James III of Scotland. 2) Boyd is a Scottish surname. It originated from a habitational name from the island of Bute, located in the Firth of Clyde. The surname was widespread in Edinburgh in the 17th-century. The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Boid (masculine), and Bhoid (feminine).

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Numerological Values: #1

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Root Chakra "Muladhara"

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Color meaning: Red

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