Laith ( Arabic: ليث; Hebrew: ליש) is an Arabic given name, a Hebrew surname, and a Scottish given name or surname.
The Arabic name comes from a word which means "lion" [1] and is also romanized as Leith or Layth.
The Scottish surname and given name Laith is a variant of Leith, a placename element from Scottish Gaelic laith meaning "liquid", [2] likely borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ "moist". See Water of Leith.
Notable people with the name include:
Laith ( Arabic: ليث; Hebrew: ליש) is an Arabic given name, a Hebrew surname, and a Scottish given name or surname.
The Arabic name comes from a word which means "lion" [1] and is also romanized as Leith or Layth.
The Scottish surname and given name Laith is a variant of Leith, a placename element from Scottish Gaelic laith meaning "liquid", [2] likely borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ "moist". See Water of Leith.
Notable people with the name include: