Laith

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Laith (Arabic: ليث; Hebrew: ליש) is an Arabic given name, a Hebrew surname, and a Scottish given name or surname.

The Arabic name comes from a word which means "lion"[1] and is also romanized as Leith or Layth.

The Scottish surname and given name Laith is a variant of Leith, a placename element from Scottish Gaelic laith meaning "liquid",[2] likely borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ "moist". See Water of Leith.

Notable people with the name include:

References

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  1. ^ Wehr, Hans (1961). A dictionary of modern written Arabic. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
  2. ^ "Am Faclair Beag". www.faclair.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

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