Loud

See also: loud

English

Etymology

As an English surname,

  • from the adjective loud,
  • from the place name Lyde,
  • and a spelling variant of Louth in Lincolnshire, itself related to the adjective,
  • and finally variants of the Irish surnames McLeod, McLouth.

Proper noun

Loud (countable and uncountable, plural Louds)

  1. (countable) A surname.
    1. Clipping of McLoud.: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
      1. Alternative form of McLeod, McLouth
  2. A placename
    1. Ellipsis of River Loud.
    2. Ellipsis of Loud Township.

Derived terms

  • Loud River
  • Loud Township
  • River Loud
  • Township of Loud

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