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macleod

/məˈklaʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
macleod
IPA
/məˈklaʊd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree

Countable

name

A town in Alberta, Canada; modern Fort Macleod.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Banyule and the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicization of various Irish or Scottish Gaelic surnames. In Canada, the surname is also used as a common Anglicization of Cree ᒪᐦᑭᔪᐠ (mahkiyok, “the big one”) according to records of Scottish missionaries. * (town in Alberta): see entry for Fort Macleod.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, ᒪᐦᑭᔪᐠ, MacLeòid, ljótr

Usage

Inflected Forms

Macleods (plural) McLeod (alternative) McCloud (alternative)

Phrases

Fort Macleod Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome

Homonyms

mcleod

Rhymes With

allowed proud crowd loud cloud aloud endowed how'd vowed bowed shroud mcleod

Questions

How do you pronounce macleod?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈklaʊd/.
What does macleod mean?
A surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree
Where does macleod come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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