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Leite
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leite léite
English
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from the female personal name en Aleite, shortened from the name de Adelheid.
As a en no - surname, from the name of several farmsteads in Norway, from en non leiti hill, from en gem-pro *hliþą, from en ine-pro *ḱley- to lean, slope.
As a en pt - surname, from the noun pt leite milk.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Leite is the 10316th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3123 individuals. Leite is most common among White (83.48%) individuals.
Anagrams
en eeilt Eitel Tiele elite élite
German
Etymology
From de gmh līte, from de goh hlīta, from de gmw-pro *hlīdu, from de gem-pro *hlīdō.
Pronunciation
de [ˈlaɪ̯tə]
de 1
Noun
f
de southern chiefly Austria Bavaria mountain slope, incline
de Berghang Abhang ; Switzerland, southwestern Germany Halde
de 2009-04-08 Roswitha Diemer w:Merkur.de https://www.merkur.de/lokales/wolfratshausen/neuer-dorfplatz-brunnen-159945.html Eurasburg […] Ein neuer Dorfplatz mit Brunnen Eine weitere Neuerung ist die Installation eines Dorfbrunnens. Dafür will die Gemeinde eine Rohrleitung vom Weiher an der Leite hinunter zum Dorfplatz verlegen. https://web.archive.org/web/20251229075413/https://www.merkur.de/lokales/wolfratshausen/neuer-dorfplatz-brunnen-159945.html 29 December 2025
Conjugation
f
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt /ˈlej.ti/ Northeast Brazil
pt LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-leite.wav Northern Portugal
pt leite
pt Lei te
Proper noun
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pt