Leet
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Topographic surname for someone who lived near a road junction, from Old English ġelǣte (“intersection, crossroads”).
Proper noun
[edit]Leet (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
[edit]Limburgish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From earlier lieht, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish loss of -h- before a consonant.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Leet n (plural Leeter, diminutive Lettsche) (German-based spelling)
- Southeast Limburgish form of Leech (“light”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]Leet n (plural Leeder, diminutive Léttje)
- Eupen spelling of Leed (“song”)
Plautdietsch
[edit]Noun
[edit]Leet n (plural Leeda)
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