Meanings
Mcleod1
plural Mcleods · alternative Macleod · alternative MacLeod · alternative McLeod
- alternativeAlternative form of McLeod.
McLeod2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of rakehoe.
Origin
- Old Norseljótr“ugly, scary”
- Old NorseLiótr“the Ugly (one)”
- Scottish GaelicMacLeòid“son of Leòd”
- 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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Mcleod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mcleod
“Mcleod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mcleod. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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