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Leitz

Leitz proper noun: a surname from German or from Dutch [in turn transferred from the nickname].

Proper noun

Leitz (plural Leitzes)

  1. A surname from German or from Dutch [in turn transferred from the nickname].

Forms of Leitz

pluralLeitzes

Origin of Leitz

As a German or Dutch surname, from the personal name Leutz, a pet form of any of various Germanic compound names formed with liut (“tribe, people”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *liudiz.

Words formed from Leitz

Questions about Leitz

What does Leitz mean?
Leitz means a surname from German or from Dutch [in turn transferred from the nickname].
What part of speech is Leitz?
Leitz is a proper noun.

Words near Leitz in the dictionary

  1. leitmotivs
  2. Leitner
  3. Leitners
  4. Leitreng
  5. Leitrim
  6. Leitz
  7. leitzanus
  8. Leitzel
  9. Leitzels
  10. Leitzes
  11. leiuperine

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