name
Meaning 1
Alternative form of McLeod.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Mcleod
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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mə-kloudʹ
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UK, US: /məˈklaʊd/
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rhymes with -aʊd
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CMU ARPABET: M AH0 K L AW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of rakehoe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: rakehoe
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History
Etymology
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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