Leith
English
Etymology
From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːθ/
- Homophones: leaf (th-fronting); leet (th-stopping)
Proper noun
Leith
- A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.
- A minor river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the River Lyvennet, a tributary of the Eden.
- A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Leith Hill
- North Leith
- South Leith
- Water of Leith