Lloyd Is Not in the Bible: A Welsh Name Meaning “Gray”

Is Lloyd in the Bible? No. The name Lloyd does not appear in the Bible. It is Welsh, from the word llwyd, meaning “gray.” In some older interpretations the word has also been associated with “holy” or “sacred,” though the primary and widely accepted meaning is simply the color — gray, or sometimes brown. Lloyd began as a descriptive word. It might have described someone with gray hair, or someone who lived near a gray hillside. Like many Welsh names,…