Loud
See also: loud
English
Etymology
As an English surname,
- from the adjective loud,
- from the place name Lyde,
- and a spelling variant of Louth in Lincolnshire, itself related to the adjective,
- and finally variants of the Irish surnames McLeod, McLouth.
Proper noun
Loud (countable and uncountable, plural Louds)
- (countable) A surname.
- Clipping of McLoud.: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- Alternative form of McLeod, McLouth
- Clipping of McLoud.: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A placename
- Ellipsis of River Loud.
- Ellipsis of Loud Township.
Derived terms
- Loud River
- Loud Township
- River Loud
- Township of Loud
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loud”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 463.
Anagrams
- Ludo, ludo, ludo-, ould