The baby name Leod is a Male name , 112 syllables long and is pronounced /lʲoːt/ (Scottish Gaelic, approx. "LYOHT"),/ˈliː.əd/ (English, approx. "LEE-əd"),/liːd/ (English variant, "LEED").
Leod is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
The baby name Leod is a Male name , 112 syllables long and is pronounced /lʲoːt/ (Scottish Gaelic, approx. "LYOHT"),/ˈliː.əd/ (English, approx. "LEE-əd"),/liːd/ (English variant, "LEED").
Leod is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
Leod is a Norse-Gaelic given name from the medieval Hebrides, borne by the 13th‑century eponym of Clan MacLeod. In Scottish Gaelic it appears as Leòd (genitive Leòid) and is often parsed as a Gaelicized form of Old Norse Ljot/Ljótr - an established Viking-Age name whose literal meaning “ugly” did not prevent its neutral personal use.
As a forename Leod is rare; its chief legacy endures in the surname MacLeod/McLeod, from Gaelic Mac Leòid “son of Leod.” The name also gained literary visibility through Tolkien’s Léod, father of Éorl, likely echoing Old English lēod “person, people.” Variants and cognates include Leòd (Gaelic), Léod (literary), Ljot/Ljótr (Old Norse), and the feminine Ljóta. Meanings thus range from a Norse personal name to the evocative “of the people.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Boys | 1991 | #294 | 14 | 1,696 |
| Canada | Girls | 1991 | #303 | 9 | 2,266 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
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