Leith

//liːθ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.
  2. 2
    A minor river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the River Lyvennet, a tributary of the Eden.
  3. 3
    A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
  4. 4
    A locality in Central Coast council area and the City of Devonport, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. 5
    A surname.

Etymology

From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith).

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