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[Surname] Laitinen (Finnish)
by Satu (_satu_)
6/6/2008, 12:09 PM
Hi,I'm looking for the meaning of the Finnish surname Laitinen.
/ Satuhttp://www.nordicnames.de/
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- Kevlar   +2
6/6/2008, 12:38 PM
My guess would have been that the surname Laitinen comes from Finnish laita, 'edge', but the book Sukunimet tells me that Laitinen has its roots in a Germanic given name. This name had the forms Laitha, Laitu, Lethu, Ledi and Leda in Old High German, and Ledhe and Lete in Old Swedish.
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- Satu (_satu_)   +1
6/8/2008, 11:25 AM
Great, thank you, Kevlar!
Now I have to find out what the names Laitha, Laitu, Lethu, Ledi, Leda, Ledhe and Lete mean ...
I will take this to the first name board.Thank you for your help!
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- Marc (picard)
6/8/2008, 12:54 PM
The original Germanic name is Laiti as you can see at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Laitinen-name-meaning.ashx but its meaning is unknown.
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