Leet
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 City: 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)