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Reitan

Reitan proper noun: a surname from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Reitan (plural Reitans)

  1. A surname from Norwegian.

Forms of Reitan

pluralReitans

Origin of Reitan

Borrowed from Norwegian Reitan, which derives from the plural form of reit (“farmstead”), itself from Old Norse reitr (“marked-out space”).

Questions about Reitan

What does Reitan mean?
Reitan means a surname from Norwegian.
What part of speech is Reitan?
Reitan is a proper noun.

Words near Reitan in the dictionary

  1. Reisui
  2. Reiswig
  3. Reiswigs
  4. Reisz
  5. reit
  6. Reitan
  7. Reitano
  8. Reitanos
  9. Reitans
  10. reitbok
  11. reitboks

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