English Explanatory Dictionary

Leith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.
  2. A minor river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the River Lyvennet, a tributary of the Eden.
  3. A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
  4. A locality in Central Coast council area and the City of Devonport, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A surname.

Pronunciation

/liːθ/

Word forms

Leith

Etymology

From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith).

Derived words

Leith Hill North Leith South Leith Water of Leith
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