Macleod
See also: MacLeod
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Etymology edit
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.
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Proper noun edit
Macleod (countable and uncountable, plural Macleods)
- (countable) A surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree
- A town in Alberta, Canada; modern Fort Macleod.