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Leithead

UK/liːθ(h)ɛd/

Leithead proper noun: a Scottish habitational surname.

Proper noun

Leithead (plural Leitheads)

  1. A Scottish habitational surname.

Forms of Leithead

pluralLeitheads

Origin of Leithead

From Leith + head, from a farm at the head of the Water of Leith, near Edinburgh.

Questions about Leithead

What does Leithead mean?
Leithead means a Scottish habitational surname.
What part of speech is Leithead?
Leithead is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leithead?
Leithead is pronounced /liːθ(h)ɛd/ (UK).

Words near Leithead in the dictionary

  1. leiteite
  2. Leites
  3. Leith
  4. Leith Hill
  5. Leitha
  6. Leithead
  7. Leitheads
  8. Leitheiser
  9. Leitheisers
  10. Leither
  11. Leithers

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