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MacLeòid
''MacLeòid'' or MhicLeòid (in the genitive case) is a masculine surname in Scottish Gaelic. The name translates into English as "son of '' Leòd''". The feminine form of MhicLeòid 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''. Etymology 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". Feminine form ''MacLeòid'' is a masculine surname. The Scottish Gaelic form of this surname for females is ''NicLeò ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacLeod
MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod ( ) which cited: are surnames in the English language. Generally, the names are considered to be Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic ', meaning "son of '". One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227. There are two recognised Scottish clans with the surname: Clan MacLeod of Harris and Skye, and Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay. The earliest record of these two families, using a form of the surname ''MacLeod'', occurs in the mid 14th century. There are also documented cases of Scottish missionaries in Canada using McLeod as an Anglicisation of the indigenous Cree language name ' (meaning "the big one"), which accounts for its occurrence amongst Canadian people of Cree heritage. People with the surname ''MacLeod'', ''McLeod'', ''Macleod'' *A. A. MacLeod (20th century), Canadian politician from Ontario * Anna MacGillivray Macleod, Scottish Professor of Brewing and Biochemistry *Aileen McLeod, Scottish National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLeod (surname)
MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod ( ) which cited: are surnames in the English language. Generally, the names are considered to be Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic ', meaning "son of '". One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227. There are two recognised Scottish clans with the surname: Clan MacLeod of Harris and Skye, and Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay. The earliest record of these two families, using a form of the surname ''MacLeod'', occurs in the mid 14th century. There are also documented cases of Scottish missionaries in Canada using McLeod as an Anglicisation of the indigenous Cree language name ' (meaning "the big one"), which accounts for its occurrence amongst Canadian people of Cree heritage. People with the surname ''MacLeod'', ''McLeod'', ''Macleod'' *A. A. MacLeod (20th century), Canadian politician from Ontario * Anna MacGillivray Macleod, Scottish Professor of Brewing and Biochemistry *Aileen McLeod, Scottish National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacCloud (surname)
McCloud is an English surname, most likely a variant of MacLeod. Notable people with the surname include: *Coyote McCloud (1942–2011), disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee * David J. McCloud (1945–1998), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force *Demelza McCloud (born 1980), Australian netball player *George McCloud (born 1967), American former professional basketball player *Kevin McCloud (born 1959), British television presenter *Nick McCloud (born 1998), American football player *Nicole McCloud (born 1958), American singer, also known by her mononym Nicole. Also known as Lillie McCloud, as a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' *Ray-Ray McCloud (born 1996), American football player *Ross McCloud (1819–1868), early settler of northern California *Scott McCloud (born 1960), American cartoonist * TJ McCloud (born 1980), American folk musician *Tyrus McCloud (born 1974), American football player Fictional Characters * Fox McCloud, protagonist of Nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan MacLeod
Clan MacLeod (; gd, Clann Mac Leòid ) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the MacLeods of Harris and Dunvegan, whose chief is MacLeod of MacLeod, are known in Gaelic as ' ("seed of Tormod"); the Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay, whose chief is MacLeod of The Lewes ( gd, Mac Ghille Chaluim), are known in Gaelic as ' ("seed of Torcall"). Both branches claim descent from Leòd, who lived in the 13th century. Today, Clan MacLeod of The Lewes, Clan MacLeod of Raasay, and Clan MacLeod are represented by "Associated Clan MacLeod Societies", and the chiefs of the three clans. The association is made up of ten national societies across the world including: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. History Origins The surname MacLeod means 'son of Leod'. The name Leod is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic name Leòd, which is thought to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLoud (other)
McLoud may refer to: *McLoud, Oklahoma, a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America *McLoud High School, a high-school in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America *John William McLoud, attorney and namesake of McLoud, Oklahoma *Alex McLoud, character on the TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl See also *MacLeod (other) *McCloud (other) *MacLeòid *Jennifer McLoud-Mann Jennifer McLoud-Mann is an American mathematician known for her 2015 discovery, with Casey Mann and undergraduate student David Von Derau, of the 15th and last class of convex pentagons to tile the plane. She is a professor of mathematics at th ..., Native American mathematician * Smith McLoud House, a historic home located at Middlesex in Yates County, New York {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leod
Leod (Scottish Gaelic: Leòd; Old Norse: Ljótr) ( 1200 – 1280) was the eponymous ancestor and founder of Clan MacLeod and Clan MacLeod of Lewis. Almost nothing is known about him and he does not appear in any contemporary records. Tradition dating to the late 18th century made him a son of Olaf the Black who was King of Man (r. 1225–1237). Heraldic evidence, dating to the late 17th century, is considered to be the earliest evidence of descent from Olaf the Black. However, in recent years, this traditional lineage has been challenged and is no longer considered fact by one historian. see "!CAVEAT". According to Clan MacLeod tradition, Leod inherited some of his lands from a foster father, who was a sheriff of the Hebridean island of Skye; other lands he inherited from his father-in-law, who was also a lord on Skye. MacLeod tradition also states that Leod was the father of four sons and two daughters. Two of these sons founded the two main branches of MacLeods; branches whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCloud (surname)
McCloud is an English surname, most likely a variant of MacLeod. Notable people with the surname include: *Coyote McCloud (1942–2011), disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee * David J. McCloud (1945–1998), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force *Demelza McCloud (born 1980), Australian netball player *George McCloud (born 1967), American former professional basketball player *Kevin McCloud (born 1959), British television presenter *Nick McCloud (born 1998), American football player * Nicole McCloud (born 1958), American singer, also known by her mononym Nicole. Also known as Lillie McCloud, as a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' *Ray-Ray McCloud (born 1996), American football player *Ross McCloud (1819–1868), early settler of northern California *Scott McCloud (born 1960), American cartoonist * TJ McCloud (born 1980), American folk musician *Tyrus McCloud (born 1974), American football player Fictional Characters * Fox McCloud, protagonist of Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress) and the fourth largest in the world. It is a private, non-governmental, independently managed, nonprofit corporation operating with both private and public financing. The library has branches in the boroughs of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island and affiliations with academic and professional libraries in the New York metropolitan area. The city's other two boroughs, Brooklyn and Queens, are not served by the New York Public Library system, but rather by their respective borough library systems: the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Public Library. The branch libraries are open to the general public and consist of circulating libraries. The New York Public Library also has four research libraries, which are also open to the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etymologically
Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words and, by extension, the origin and evolution of their semantic meaning across time. It is a subfield of historical linguistics, and draws upon comparative semantics, morphology, semiotics, and phonetics. For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts, and texts about the language, to gather knowledge about how words were used during earlier periods, how they developed in meaning and form, or when and how they entered the language. Etymologists also apply the methods of comparative linguistics to reconstruct information about forms that are too old for any direct information to be available. By analyzing related languages with a technique known as the comparative method, linguists can make inferences about their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population aged over 3 years old) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language revival, and the number of speakers of the language under age 20 did not decrease between the 2001 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léot Of Brechin
Léot of Brechin is the first known Abbot of Brechin. He appears in three charters. The first of these is a Scoto-Latin charter recorded in the ''notitiae'' on the ''Book of Deer'', a charter which explicitly dates to "the eighth year of the reign of David" (1131) which styles him "Léot ab Brecini". The second of these is a charter of King David I of Scotland, dated by Archibald Lawrie to 1150, granting the lands of "Nithbren" and "Balcristin" to Dunfermline Abbey, where he is called "Leod abbate de Breichin". The third of these is a charter granted by King David to the church of St. Mary of Haddington dating to 1141 mentions a "Leod de Brechin". He was almost certainly the father of the first known Bishop of Brechin, Samson.Lawrie, ''op. cit.'', p. 331; See also Dauvit Broun"Genealogical chart of ruling family of the Church of Brechin", Notes References *Jackson, Kenneth H. (ed), ''The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer'' (The Osborn Bergin Memorial Lecture 1970), (Cambridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Giolla Mochadha
McGillicuddy ( ga, Mac Giolla Chuda or ') is a surname of Irish origin,, which is a transcription of: meaning "son of the servant of St. Mochuda". A variant form of the name is Mac Giolla Mhochuda., which is a transcription of: Other Anglicised forms of ''Mac Giolla Chuda'' include ''MacGillacuddy'', ''MacGillecuddy'', ''MacGillycuddy'', ''MacIllicuddy'', ''MacElcuddy'', ''MacElhuddy and Mac Giolla Coda'' The female unmarried variation of the name in Irish is , and the married female version of the name is . The MacGillycuddy clan were a sept of the O'Sullivans. The family did not adopt this surname until the sixteenth century. Notable people with the surname include: * Richard Archdekin (1616–1690), who used the alias McGillicuddy * Connie Mack (Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr., 1862–1956), American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner * Connie Mack III (Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III, born 1940), former Republican politician * Connie Mack IV (Corneli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
