English Explanatory Dictionary

Mcleod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of McLeod.
name
  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid
noun
  1. Synonym of rakehoe.

Pronunciation

mə-kloudʹ /məˈklaʊd/

Word forms

Mcleod Mcleods Macleod McCleod McLoud

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid (“son of Leòd”), from Old Norse Liótr (“the Ugly (one)”), from Old Norse ljótr (“ugly, scary”). The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a US Forest Service ranger.

Synonyms

rakehoe

Derived words

McLeod County McLeods Shoot McLeod syndrome
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