"Leithead" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /liːθ(h)ɛd/ [UK] Forms: Leitheads [plural]
Etymology: From Leith + head, from a farm at the head of the Water of Leith, near Edinburgh. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Leith|head}} Leith + head Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Leithead (plural Leitheads)
  1. A Scottish habitational surname. Wikipedia link: Water of Leith
    Sense id: en-Leithead-en-name-hyBsFxsU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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