Leet
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editTopographic surname for someone who lived near a road junction, from Old English ġelǣte (“intersection, crossroads”).
Proper noun
editLeet (plural Leets)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leet is the 15386th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1906 individuals. Leet is most common among White (93.55%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leet”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 414.
Anagrams
editLimburgish
editEtymology 1
editFrom earlier lieht, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish loss of -h- before a consonant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLeet n (plural Leeter, diminutive Lettsche) (German-based spelling)
- Southeast Limburgish form of Leech (“light”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editLeet n (plural Leeder, diminutive Léttje)
- Eupen spelling of Leed (“song”)
Plautdietsch
editNoun
editLeet n (plural Leeda)
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- English terms derived from Old English
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- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Limburgish/eːt
- Rhymes:Limburgish/eːt/1 syllable
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish nouns
- Limburgish neuter nouns
- Limburgish German-based spelling forms
- Southeast Limburgish
- Plautdietsch lemmas
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