Leite

• As a German surname, from the female personal name Aleite, shortened from the name Adelheid.
• As a Norwegian surname, from the name of several farmsteads in Norway, from Old Norse leiti (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, slope”).
• As a Portuguese surname, from the noun leite (“milk”).

Leite (plural Leites)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leite is the 10316^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3123 individuals. Leite is most common among White (83.48%) individuals.

• Eitel, Tiele, elite, élite

From Middle High German līte, from Old High German hlīta, from Proto-West Germanic *hlīdu, from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō.

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaɪ̯tə]
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Leite f (genitive Leite, plural Leiten)

1. (Upper German) slope, incline

   Synonyms: Abhang, Berghang

   • 2009 April 8, Roswitha Diemer, “Eurasburg […] Ein neuer Dorfplatz mit Brunnen”, in Merkur.de‎:

     Eine weitere Neuerung ist die Installation eines Dorfbrunnens. Dafür will die Gemeinde eine Rohrleitung vom Weiher an der Leite hinunter zum Dorfplatz verlegen.

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• “Leite” in Duden online
• “Leite” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Leite” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon