Leger

English

Proper noun

Leger (plural Legers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leger is the 3497^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10221 individuals. Leger is most common among White (79.65%) and Black/African American (11.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Egler, Ergle, regle

German

Etymology

legen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːɡɐ/

Noun

Leger m (strong, genitive Legers, plural Leger, feminine Legerin)

1. agent noun of legen; layer

Declension

Declension of Leger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Leger	die	Leger
genitive	eines	des	Legers	der	Leger
dative	einem	dem	Leger	den	Legern
accusative	einen	den	Leger	die	Leger

Derived terms

• Bombenleger
• Fliesenleger

Further reading

• “Leger” in Duden online
• “Leger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache