Macleod

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/məˈklaʊd/

proper noun

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

OriginCree ᒪᐦᑭᔪᐠ →
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Meanings

Macleod1

proper nounMacleod (countable and uncountable, plural Macleods)

plural Macleods · alternative MacLeod · alternative McLeod · alternative Mcleod

  1. countableA surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree
  2. countableuncountableA town in Alberta, Canada; modern Fort Macleod.
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Melbourne in the City of Banyule and the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia

MacLeod2

proper nounMacLeod (plural MacLeods)

plural MacLeods · alternative Macleod · alternative Mcleod · alternative McLeod · alternative McCloud

  1. A surname.

Origin

Macleod · proper noun

  1. Creeᒪᐦᑭᔪᐠ“the big one”
  2. EnglishMacleod

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.

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MacLeod · proper noun

  1. Old Norseljótr“ugly, scary”
  2. Old NorseLiótr“the Ugly (one)”
  3. Scottish GaelicMacLeòid“son of Leòd”
  4. EnglishMacLeod

From Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid (“son of Leòd”), from Old Norse Liótr (“the Ugly (one)”), from Old Norse ljótr (“ugly, scary”).

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APA

Macleod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macleod

MLA

“Macleod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macleod. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Macleod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macleod.

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