Veit

See also: veit

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Veit.

Proper noun

Veit (countable and uncountable, plural Veits)

1. A surname from German.
2. (uncountable) Sankt Veit, the German name for Saint Vitus in place names, otherwise "der heilige Veit".

Derived terms

• Sankt Veit an der Glan
• Sankt Veit im Pongau

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Veit is the 12496^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2481 individuals. Veit is most common among White (92.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Veit”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Vīt, from Latin Vitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faɪ̯t/

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Proper noun

Veit m (genitive Veits)

1. a male given name from Latin

Derived terms

• Veitsbohne
• Veitstanz

Proper noun

Veit m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Veits or (with an article) Veit, feminine genitive Veit, plural Veits)

1. a surname originating as a patronymic