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Leeta
How to Pronounce Leeta
Pronounced LEE-tuh /Λli.tΙ/Medium
Meaning: Leeta is a spelling variant of Leta, from the Latin laetus, glad or joyful, and linked in myth to Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis. It can also stand as a short form of longer names ending in -leta or -lita.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Leeta is a respelling of Leta, whose root is the Latin laetus, glad or joyful; the similar Leto belonged in Greek myth to the mother of Apollo and Artemis. In early-century America families used the trimmer spelling Leeta, and it could also serve as a short form of longer names sharing the same ending.
Leeta was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around the early nineteen-twenties, and it faded before mid-century. A woman named Leeta from that time belongs to a great-grandparent generation now.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Leeta mean?
It means glad or joyful, from the Latin laetus, by way of the name Leta.
How do you pronounce Leeta?
It is said LEE-tuh /Λli.tΙ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Leeta a boy or girl name?
Leeta is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Leeta?
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around the early nineteen-twenties.