Leet

== English == === Alternative forms === Leete === Etymology === Topographic surname for someone who lived near a road junction, from Old English ġelǣte (“intersection, crossroads”). === Proper noun === Leet (plural Leets) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Leet is the 15386th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1906 individuals. Leet is most common among White (93.55%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leet”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 414. === Anagrams === Teel, Tele, teel, tele, tele- == Limburgish == === Etymology 1 === From earlier lieht, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish loss of -h- before a consonant. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈleːt/ Rhymes: -eːt ==== Noun ==== Leet n (plural Leeter, diminutive Lettsche) (German-based spelling) Southeast Limburgish form of Leech (“light”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Leet n (plural Leeder, diminutive Léttje) Eupen spelling of Leed (“song”) == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German *lēt, from Old Saxon lioth, from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ. === Noun === Leet n (plural Leeda) song ==== Derived terms ====