Friday, April 23, 2010

Is Leavitt an Irish last name?

I don't know, what are the origins of this name?

Is Leavitt an Irish last name?
Leavitt Name Meaning and History


(of Norman origin) nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet 鈥榳olf cub鈥?(see Low 3).


habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.


from the Middle English personal name Lefget, Old English Leofgeat, composed of the elements leof 鈥榙ear鈥? 鈥榖eloved鈥?+ the tribal name Geat (see Jocelyn).


possibly from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English female personal name Leofg炉冒, composed of the elements leof 鈥榙ear鈥? 鈥榖eloved鈥?+ g炉冒 鈥榖attle鈥?


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