Message: "Laitha, Laitu, Lethu, Ledi, Leda, Ladicke, Ledhe and Lete"

Laitha, Laitu, Lethu, Ledi, Leda, Ladicke, Ledhe and Lete

by Satu (_satu_)

6/8/2008, 11:34 AM

While looking for the meaning of the Finnish surname Laitinen, I found out that it derives from the given names

Laitha, Laitu, Lethu, Ledi, Leda (Old High German)
and
Ladicke (Low German)
and
Ledhe, Lete (Old Swedish)

I couldn't find any of these names in my books.

The information about Laitinen I found here:

http://www.suku.fi/nimet/nimi42s.htm

And Kevlar from the surname board found them in the book "Sukunimet"

Does anyone of you know any of the names?

/ Satu

http://www.nordicnames.de/

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- Andy ;—) (guest) +2

6/9/2008, 5:12 AM

As you probably know for yourself, Seibicke doesn’t have any of these names. So I tried to find something in my Förstemann / Kaufmann.

Here are a few stems that should be considered for the names you are asking about:

LAITHA (hostile), LAID (walk, wander), LATH (challenge).

Possibly LAUDA (shape), LEUC (light), LEUDI (people), LIHTA (light as opposed to heavy)

If you want me to, I can scrutinize Förstemann’s lists for th enames you are looking for. Just let me know.

- Satu (_satu_) +1

6/9/2008, 11:47 AM

Yes, it would be great if you could have a closer look at Förstemann's list. It really surprised me that I didn't find anything about this name which obviously must have been quite common as there existed so many different forms of it.

Keine Eile, though! ;)
Danke schön!

- Andy ;—) (guest)

6/9/2008, 11:42 PM

I emailed you the pages in question of Förstemann and Kaufmann.

- Doesra (guest) +1

6/8/2008, 12:07 PM

I know Name Leda but as a greek Name!
In Germany its mostly disused cause it sounds as the German Word for Leather!
But I know none of the others :-(
If this were Names in the past, today they´re unknown here in Germany.

- Doesra (guest)

6/8/2008, 12:09 PM

I buy a "the" ;-)

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