McLoud (surname)
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McLoud and MacLoud are surnames in the English language
. The names are derived from the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. The names are derived from the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid
MacLeòid
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...
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