Mcleod

M3C3L1E1O1D2
UK, US/məˈklaʊd/

proper noun

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

Similar
rakehoe
OriginScottish Gaelic MacLeòid ← Old Norse Liótr →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

Mcleod1

proper nounMcleod (plural Mcleods)

plural Mcleods · alternative Macleod · alternative MacLeod · alternative McLeod

  1. alternativeAlternative form of McLeod.

McLeod2

proper noun

alternative McCleod · alternative Mcleod · alternative McLoud

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid
nounMcLeod (plural McLeods)

plural McLeods · alternative McCleod · alternative Mcleod · alternative McLoud

  1. Synonym of rakehoe.

    Synonyms: rakehoe

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of rakehoe.

Similar
rakehoe
Also see
rakehoe

Origin

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

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Mcleod

allowedproudcrowdcloudloudaloudendowedstroudbowedvowedshrouddowddisallowedavowedploughedrowedwowedcowedboudunbowedunallowedbecloudenshroudFort Macleod
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Anagrams

McDole
Cite this entry
APA

Mcleod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mcleod

MLA

“Mcleod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mcleod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mcleod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mcleod.

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