Veit
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Veit (countable and uncountable, plural Veits)
- A surname from German.
- (uncountable) Sankt Veit, the German name for Saint Vitus in place names, otherwise "der heilige Veit".
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Veit is the 12496th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2481 individuals. Veit is most common among White (92.1%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Veit”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German Vīt, from Latin Vitus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Veit m (genitive Veits)
- a male given name from Latin
Derived terms
Proper noun
Veit m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Veits or (with an article) Veit, feminine genitive Veit, plural Veits)
- a surname originating as a patronymic