Etymology

Latta

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Early Scots lautee ← Anglo-Norman leauté ← Old French leauté
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  1. Old French · derived fromleauté
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromleauté
  3. Early Scots · derived fromlautee
  4. English todayLatta

Scottish surname, variant of Lawtie, a nick name from Early Scots lautee, from Anglo-Norman leauté, lauté (“loyalty, honesty”), from Old French leauté, from the adjective loial.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.