Macleod

Macleod

See also: MacLeod

English

Alternative forms

• MacLeod
• McLeod

Etymology

Anglicization of various Irish or Scottish Gaelic surnames. In Canada, the surname is also used as an common Anglicization of Cree ᒪᐦᑭᔪᐠ (mahkiyok, “the big one”) according to records of Scottish missionaries.

Sense 2, see entry for Fort Macleod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈklaʊd/

Proper noun

Macleod

1. A surname​.
2. A town in Alberta, Canada; modern Fort Macleod.

Derived terms

• Fort Macleod

Anagrams

• cladome, cloamed, malcode