Etymology

Leith

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Today it means: A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland. Full definition →

Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ
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  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*lleɨθ“moist”
  2. English todayLeith

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

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