Leiker

See also: leiker

English

Proper noun

Leiker (plural Leikers)

  1. 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

  1. (Uri) ram (male sheep)

References
  • “Leiker” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 28.
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