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Macleod

//məˈklaʊd// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree countable
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A town in Alberta, Canada; modern Fort Macleod. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Banyule and the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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

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