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McCloud

McCloud proper noun: a patrilineal surname.

Proper noun

McCloud (plural McClouds)

  1. A patrilineal surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

Forms of McCloud

pluralMcClouds

Origin of McCloud

Anglicized variant of Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, itself meaning "son of Leòd", derived from Old Norse Ljótr (“ugly”).

Questions about McCloud

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

Words near McCloud in the dictionary

  1. McCloskeyan
  2. McCloskeyian
  3. McCloskeyite
  4. McCloskeyites
  5. McCloskeys
  6. McCloud
  7. McClouds
  8. McClowry
  9. McClowrys
  10. McCloy
  11. McCloys

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