Name «Poliud»

The East Slavic personal name Poljud originates from the Belarusian patronymic naming Veprysh Poljudovich (source: Kupch, "Ancient", page 238). The base of this name is the noun "lyud", which translates to 'people' or 'nation'. Evidence of the existence of the anthroponym Poljud in the Old Rus language is also found in the mention by T. Skulina (source: Skulina, page 117).