Mahood

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounMahood (plural Mahoods)

plural Mahoods

  1. A surname.

Origin

* As an Irish surname, shortened from MacHood, from Ó hUid (“descendant of Ud”), in which Ó (“descendant”) has been replaced by mac (“son”). "Ud" is of uncertain origin, but could be a Gaelic rendering of an Old Norse name such as Óðr. Compare Hood. * As an English surname, variant of Maude.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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