"Leitz" meaning in All languages combined

See Leitz on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Leitzes [plural]
Etymology: As a German or Dutch surname, from the personal name Leutz, a pet form of any of various Germanic compound names formed with liut (“tribe, people”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *liudiz. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem-pro|*liudiz}} Proto-Germanic *liudiz Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Leitz (plural Leitzes)
  1. A surname from German or from Dutch [in turn transferred from the nickname]. Derived forms: Leica

Inflected forms

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