Veit

Veit

See also: veit

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Veit.

    Proper noun

    Veit (countable and uncountable, plural Veits)

    1. A surname from German.
    2. (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.

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    German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German Vīt, from Latin Vitus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /faɪ̯t/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Proper noun

    Veit m (genitive Veits)

    1. a male given name from Latin

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Proper noun

    Veit m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Veits or (with an article) Veit, feminine genitive Veit, plural Veits)

    1. a surname originating as a patronymic