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Mahood

Mahood proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Mahood (plural Mahoods)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Mahood

pluralMahoods

Origin of Mahood

* As an Irish surname, shortened from MacHood, from Ó hUid (“descendant of Ud”), in which Ó (“descendant”) has been replaced by mac (“son”).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.

Questions about Mahood

What does Mahood mean?
Mahood means a surname.
What part of speech is Mahood?
Mahood is a proper noun.

Words near Mahood in the dictionary

  1. mahonias
  2. Mahoning
  3. Mahoning County
  4. Mahons
  5. Mahony
  6. Mahood
  7. Mahoods
  8. mahoosive
  9. mahoraga
  10. mahoragas
  11. Mahorais

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