Mcleod

The story

1. Old Norse · derived fromljótr“ugly, scary”
2. Old Norse · derived fromLiótr“the Ugly (one)”
3. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromMacLeòid“son of Leòd”
4. English todayMcLeod

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.

Words from the same roots