Lahe

lahe lähe Estonian et: Pronunciation et Et-lahe.ogg et ɑhe 2 et La he Etymology 1 From et laht bay, as the villages are located in bay coves. Proper noun Lahe Lahet A place name: et village par/Haljala co/Lääne-Viru County c/Estonia first attested in 1398 as Laxen et village par/Peipsiääre co/Tartu County c/Estonia first attested in 1582 as Liachte et Lahte/Lahesse to Lahe et Lahes in Lahe et Lahest from Lahe et Estonian Declension Lahe sg Statistics As of 1 January 2023, 265 people in Estonia had the surname Lahe: 122 men and 143 women. Lahe was ranked 623rd among men and 567th among women. Lahe was the most common surname in the 10-14 age group, with 2.57 bearers per 10,000 inhabitants. It was most common in Lääne County, with 4.80 people per 10,000 inhabitants bearing the name.Statistikaamet: Nimede statistika Etymology 2 Probably from Võru dialectal et lahk divergence; junction. Another possibility is the association with the hill name Lahamägi, which can be found in several places in Võrumaa. This name does not denote a junction, but is rather associated with laha ~ loha, which J. Mägiste has considered to be the stem of many words associated with sluggishness, sloppiness or flow. Proper noun Lahe Lahet et village par/Põlva co/Põlva County c/Estonia et Lahe külla to Lahe et Lahe külas in Lahe et Lahe külast from Lahe Declension Lahe sg References Further reading