I met in Europe a Mr. Boyd, whose family two centuries before had resided in Ireland.
Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O|Various
Boyd came back to the desk and sat down in a chair at one side of it.
Occasion for Disaster|Gordon Randall Garrett
Boyd tried to outflank the British left and Nairne's company was sent forward to charge for one of the enemy's guns.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs|George M. Wrong
With characteristic courage he landed at Whangaroa, among the tribe who had massacred the crew of the unhappy Boyd.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
"Then this is the corpse of Boyd Madras, and we'll bury it for him," he said with quick bluntness.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for Boyd
Boyd
/ (bɔɪd) /
noun
Arthur . 1920–99, Australian painter and sculptor, noted for his large ceramic sculptures and his series of engravings
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)
Sir Michael. born 1955, British theatre director; artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2003