Loud
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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)
- (countable) A surname.
- A placename
- Ellipsis of River Loud.
- Ellipsis of Loud Township.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loud”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 463.