Meanings
Leto1
plural Letos
- uncountableastronomy68 Leto, An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System.
- countableA surname.
1 more example
Emma Ludbrook and Tom Windish were married Feb. 10 at the MacArthur, an event space in Los Angeles. Jared Leto, the actor and singer-songwriter, who is a friend of the couple, became a Universal Life minister for the occasion to officiate. The bride, 34, who is keeping her name, is a producer at Paradox, a production company founded by Mr. Leto in Los Angeles.
2017 February 11, Rosalie R. Radomsky, “Emma Ludbrook and Tom Windish: Their First Date Was a Big Production”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2020
LETO2
plural LETOs
- abbreviationspace flightAbbreviation of low energy transfer orbit.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΛητώ
- EnglishLeto
From Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Arabic ليتو
- ليتوmother of Apollo
Bulgarian Лето
- Летоmother of Apollo
Catalan Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Chinese Mandarin 勒托
- 勒托 (Lēituō)mother of Apollo
Danish Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Finnish Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
French Léto
- Létomother of Apollo
German Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Greek Λητώ
- Λητώ (Litó)mother of Apollo
Hebrew לטו
- לטו (léto)asteroid
Hungarian Létó
- Létómother of Apollo
Italian Latona
- Latonamother of Apollo
Japanese レートー
- レートー (Rētō)mother of Apollo
Latin Latona
- Latonamother of Apollo
Norwegian Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Polish Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Portuguese Latona
- Latonamother of Apollo
Russian Ле́то́, Ле́то́
- Ле́то́ (Létó)mother of Apollo
- Ле́то́ (Létó)asteroid
Spanish Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Swedish Leto
- Letomother of Apollo
Ukrainian Лето
- Летоmother of Apollo
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Cite this entry
Leto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leto
“Leto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leto. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leto.
Source: Leto on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.