English Explanatory Dictionary

Mahood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Mahood Mahoods

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, shortened from MacHood, from Ó hUid (“descendant of Ud”), in which Ó (“descendant”) has been replaced by mac (“son”). "Ud" is of uncertain origin, but could be a Gaelic rendering of an Old Norse name such as Óðr. Compare Hood. * As an English surname, variant of Maude.

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