Latta

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginEarly Scots lautee ← Anglo-Norman leauté ← Old French leauté →
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Meanings

proper nounLatta (plural Lattas)

plural Lattas · alternative Latto

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchleauté
  2. Anglo-Normanleauté
  3. Early Scotslautee
  4. EnglishLatta

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.

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APA

Latta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latta

MLA

“Latta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Latta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latta.

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