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mcleod

/məˈklaʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
mcleod
IPA
/məˈklaʊd/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of McLeod.

name

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

noun

Synonym of rakehoe.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: MacLeòid, ljótr

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈklaʊd/
  • British English: /məˈklaʊd/

Inflected Forms

Mcleods (plural) Macleod (alternative) McCleod (alternative) McLoud (alternative)

Phrases

McLeod County McLeods Shoot McLeod syndrome

Synonyms

rakehoe

Homonyms

macleod

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce mcleod?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈklaʊd/.
What does mcleod mean?
Alternative form of McLeod.
Where does mcleod come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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