MacLeòid
| MacLeòid | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | NicLeòid |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Derivation | mac + Leòid |
| Meaning | "son" + "of Leòd" |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | Mac Leóid |
| See also | Mac Giolla Mochadha |
| Families | |
| Clan MacLeod, Clan MacLeod of Lewis | |
MacLeòid is a masculine surname in Scottish Gaelic. The name translates into English as "son of Leòd". The feminine form of the name is NicLeòid, which translates into English as "daughter of Leòd". These surnames originated as a patronyms. However, they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. There are numerous Anglicised forms of MacLeòid. In the Irish language, MacLeòid is rendered as Mac Leóid; the feminine forms of this Irish name are NicLeóid, Bean Mhic Leóid, and Mhic Leóid.
The Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid originated as a patronym, in the form of mac Leòid, which translates into English as "son of Leòd". Today, however, the surname MacLeòid does not refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name Leòd is a Scottish Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse personal name Ljótr. This Old Norse personal name is composed of an element which translates into English as "ugly".
MacLeòid is a masculine surname. The Scottish Gaelic form of this surname for females is NicLeòid. This feminine name is composed of the prefix Nic- which is an abbreviated form of the Scottish Gaelic nighean which translates into English as "daughter". Like the masculine form of the surname, NicLeòid no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father.
MacLeòid is rendered in Irish as Mac Leóid. Like the Scottish Gaelic form, the Irish Mac Leóid translates into English as "son of Leód"; and like the Scottish Gaelic form, it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form of this Irish surname for unmarried females is Nic Leóid; this name is actually a contracted form of Iníon Mhic Leóid, which translates into English as "daughter of Mac Leóid". The form of Mac Leóid for married females is Bean Mhic Leóid, which translates into English as "wife of Mac Leóid"; this surname can also be represented in the contracted form Mhic Leóid.
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