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mccloud

/məklˈaʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cloud
IPA
/məklˈaʊd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A patrilineal surname.

name

A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McClouds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

MacLeod McLeod McLoud

Homonyms

mcloud

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce mccloud?
The recorded pronunciation is /məklˈaʊd/.
What does mccloud mean?
A patrilineal surname.
Where does mccloud come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce mccloud

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