Leite

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Leite

Where it comes from

* As a German surname, from the female personal name Aleite, shortened from the name Adelheid.

* As a Norwegian surname, from the name of several farmsteads in Norway, from Old Norse leiti (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, slope”).

* As a Portuguese surname, from the noun leite (“milk”).

proper noun Leites

A surname.

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"Leite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Leite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leite

Chicago

"Leite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leite.

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@misc{leite_2026,
  title = {Leite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}