Boyd

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Boyd may refer to any of the following:

Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 Places 3.1 in the United States 3.2 in Canada 4 Other uses

[edit] People

See Boyd (surname)

The name Boyd has Scottish roots that originally meant "blond-headed".

[edit] Fictional characters

• Jonathan Boyd, a character in Joyce Carol Oates's play Black
• Jonah Boyd, the eponymous character in David Leavitt's novel The Body of Jonah Boyd
• Boyd, the friend of Ike and member of the Greil Mercenaries in 2005's Nintendo GameCube title Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• Boyd Copper, a paranoid character in the game Psychonauts.
• Boyd Hoyland, fictional character from the television series Neighbours

[edit] Places

[edit] in the United States

• Boyd in [[Surrey]
• Boyd County in Kentucky
• Boyd County in Nebraska
• Boyd in Minnesota
• Boyd Township in North Dakota
• Boyd in Texas
• Boyd in Wisconsin
• Boyd Creek, a creek in the northwestern part of Nevada in Humboldt County southwest of Denio; a tributary of Willow Creek and Quinn River

[edit] in Canada

• Boyd Conservation Area, a conservation area that is located NE of Woodbridge and NW of Toronto

[edit] Other uses

• Boyd Gaming Corporation a casino operator
• Boyd Lighting, in San Francisco, California, one of the oldest primary designers and manufacturers of specialty lamps and light fixtures
• Boyds Bears, a collectible toy and gift company.
• Boyd Cycle, a theory of decision making.