Laith (; Hebrew: ליש) is an
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
given name, a Hebrew surname, and a Scottish given name or surname.
The Arabic name comes from a word which means "lion" and is also romanized as Leith or Layth.
The Scottish surname and given name Laith is a variant of
Leith
Leith (; ) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is home to the Port of Leith.
The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of ...
, a placename element from
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
''laith'' meaning "liquid",
likely borrowed from
Proto-Brythonic *''lleɨθ'' "moist". See
Water of Leith
The Water of Leith (Scottish Gaelic: ''Uisge Lìte'') is the main river flowing through central Edinburgh, Scotland, that starts in the Pentlands Hills and flows into the port of Leith and then into the sea via the Firth of Forth.
Name
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Notable people with the name include:
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Abu Laith al-Libi (1967–2008), senior leader of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
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Al-Layth ibn Sa'd
Al-Layth ibn Saʿd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Fahmī al-Qalqashandī () was an Arab and the chief representative, imam, and eponym of the Laythi school of Islamic Jurisprudence. He was regarded as the main representative of an Egyptian tradition ...
(713–791), Egyptian imam and jurist
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Layth Abdulamir (born 1957), Iraqi-French film director
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Laith Al-Bashtawi (born 1994), Jordanian footballer
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Laith Al-Deen (born 1972), Iraqi-German musician
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Laith Al-Juneidi (born 1978), Palestinian film director and producer
* Laith Amona (born 2003), 2nd century architectural engineer
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Laith Ashley
Laith Ashley De La Cruz (born July 6, 1989) is an American Model (person), model, actor, activism, activist, singer-songwriter and entertainer of Dominican descent.
Early life
Laith grew up in a Dominican Americans, Dominican American household i ...
(born 1989), American model, actor, activist and entertainer
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Laith Hussein (born 1968), Iraqi footballer
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Layth ibn Tarif, 8th-century freedman commander and governor for the Abbasid Caliphate
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Layth Kharoub (born 1991), Palestinian footballer
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Laith Nakli (born 1969), British-Syrian-American actor and producer
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Laith Nobari (born 1977), Iraq-born Iranian footballer
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Laith Pharaon (born 1968), entrepreneur and motorboat racer
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Laith Shubbar (born 1967), Iraqi academic and politician
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Laith Shubeilat (1942–2022), Jordanian politician
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Laith Wallschleger (born 1992), American football player, actor and stuntman
References
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Arabic-language given names
Scottish given names
Surnames of Scottish origin