Macleod · proper noun1
- Cree · derived fromᒪᐦᑭᔪᐠ“the big one”
- English todayMacleod
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.
MacLeod · proper noun2
- Old Norse · derived fromljótr“ugly, scary”
- Old Norse · derived fromLiótr“the Ugly (one)”
- Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromMacLeòid“son of Leòd”
- English todayMacLeod
From Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid (“son of Leòd”), from Old Norse Liótr (“the Ugly (one)”), from Old Norse ljótr (“ugly, scary”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.