Meaning & Story
A Scottish and English surname derived from a place name, possibly from Old English elements meaning broad or wide — also associated with the Gaelic word for yellow, suggesting a warm golden quality.
Boyd is a name with a solid, working-class Scottish warmth that has never needed to dress itself up. It's the kind of name that belongs on a medium-sized, reliably good dog who is always in a decent mood and never makes unnecessary trouble. There's a quiet manliness to it, a name that has been carried by perfectly decent men throughout history and translates without any adjustment to a perfectly decent dog. Boyd owners tend to appreciate things that are exactly what they appear to be, with no hidden complications.