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McLeod

UK/məˈklaʊd/

McLeod proper noun: a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid.

Proper noun (1)

McLeod

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid

Noun

McLeod (plural McLeods)

  1. Synonym of rakehoe.
    Synonyms:
    rakehoe

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mcleod

Mcleod (plural Mcleods)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of McLeod.

Synonyms of McLeod

Forms of McLeod

Proper noun
alternative formMcCleod
alternative formMcleod
alternative formMcLoud
pluralMcleods
alternative formMacleod
alternative formMacLeod
alternative formMcLeod
Noun
pluralMcLeods

Origin of McLeod

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.

Words formed from McLeod

Phrases with McLeod

Words that rhyme with McLeod

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Questions about McLeod

What does McLeod mean?
McLeod means a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid.
What part of speech is McLeod?
McLeod can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce McLeod?
McLeod is pronounced /məˈklaʊd/ (UK).

Words near McLeod in the dictionary

  1. McLendon
  2. McLendons
  3. McLennan
  4. McLennan County
  5. McLennon
  6. McLeod
  7. McLeod County
  8. McLeod gage
  9. McLeod gages
  10. McLeod gauge
  11. McLeod gauges

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: McLeod (page history and authors); Mcleod (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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