What is "macleoid"

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.