Leiker
See also: leiker
English
Proper noun
Leiker (plural Leikers)
- A surname
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leiker is the 14979th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1973 individuals. Leiker is most common among White (95.39%) individuals.
Alemannic German
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle High German leichen (“to hop”). Compare Welsh llo (“calf”).
Noun
Leiker m
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Alemannic German terms with unknown etymologies
- Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German
- Alemannic German lemmas
- Alemannic German nouns
- Alemannic German masculine nouns
- Urner Alemannic German
- gsw:Male animals
- gsw:Sheep