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It's okay. The only people I've ever met with Lloyd as a first name were Jamaican, or from Jamaican families. Otherwise I've only ever seen it as a surname, or as part of a surname (Lloyd / Llwyd Jones, Lloyd Evans etc) so that's what it looks like to me.
Frank Lloyd Wright is pretty cool though. I love the Guggenheim and Fallingwater. :)

This message was edited 9/2/2009, 8:55 AM

nice use of fusty!

I really don't like the sound of it. I do like the namesakes of Lloyd Alexander and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Not so much a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, but if one was he'd be a good one too.

I don't mind it. I think its fine as a middle name. If I met a young Lloyd, I'd probably think it refreshing, but its not a name for me personally.

I think it'd definitely be a hipster pick. I quite like it, especially in honor of Frank Lloyd Wright! And the "gray" meaning isn't necessarily fusty... I see it as calm and classy.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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is what I think of first. Then my sister's old English friend named Lloyd we met at camp when we were 10 or 11. I like it, it looks interesting. I can only imagine it on someone young though because that's the only case I've seen it used.

I think I liked it when I was really little (or maybe I'm confusing it with Louis, which I know I liked back then). If you like old man geek-chic, then it seems your style, but it's nrms. It could have a revival in a couple decades. I think of this adorable puppy I met a couple years ago. His name was Lloyd, and I haven't seen him in 3 years, but he's my dog's brother.

Honestly, I think it's one of the ugliest, most dated names out there. It's the -oy- that turns me off, I'm sure.