"Cloud" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Clouds [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from Old English clūd (“rock”). * As a Native American surname, translated from names such as Dakota mahpiya (“cloud”). Compare Red Cloud. * As a French surname, from an old Germanic name Hlodald, composed of *hlūd (“loud, famous, clear”) + *wald (“rule”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|clūd|t=rock}} Old English clūd (“rock”), {{der|en|dak|mahpiya|t=cloud}} Dakota mahpiya (“cloud”), {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Cloud (countable and uncountable, plural Clouds)
  1. A surname.
    An Amerind surname from meteorology
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cloud-en-name-tjVVUeGr Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname.
    A surname from the Germanic languages
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cloud-en-name-8EYOXLsS Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A surname.
    A surname from the Germanic languages
    A surname from English, variant of Cloude
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Cloude, Clowd, Clowde, de la Cloude
    Sense id: en-Cloud-en-name-DD2h6ZZl Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A placename Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cloud-en-name-oKMEcyt9
  5. A placename
    Ellipsis of Cloud County
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Cloud County Derived forms: Cloud County, cloudinid
    Sense id: en-Cloud-en-name-Db51-vp6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 17 0 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 6 9 1 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 5 1 88
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