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McLeod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • mə-kloudʹ
  • /məˈklaʊd/ (UK, US)

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.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of rakehoe.

Forms

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Mcleod alternative lexicographic
McLeods Number=Plur lexicographic
McLoud alternative lexicographic
McCleod alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

rakehoe

McLeod en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • mə-kloudʹ
  • /məˈklaʊd/ (UK, US)

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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McLoud alternative lexicographic
McCleod alternative lexicographic
Mcleod alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

McLeod syndrome · McLeod County · McLeods Shoot