# Macleod, McLeod

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /məˈklaʊd/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### Macleod
*/məˈklaʊd/*
A surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree

### McLeod
*/məˈklaʊd/*
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/macleod