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Leist

Leist proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Leist (plural Leists)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Leist

pluralLeists

Origin of Leist

From the German surname, from the noun Leisten (“last”).

Questions about Leist

What does Leist mean?
Leist means a surname.
What part of speech is Leist?
Leist is a proper noun.

Words near Leist in the dictionary

  1. leisingite
  2. Leisings
  3. Leisler's bat
  4. Leisler's bats
  5. Leissigen
  6. Leist
  7. leister
  8. leistered
  9. leisterer
  10. leisterers
  11. leistering

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