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Laith

Laith is a name that is an Arabic epithet for "lion". It also comes from a variant in Scottish from Leith, a placename element from Scottish Gaelic laith meaning "liquid", likely borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ "moist". See Water of Leith.

Notable people with that name:

  • Abu Laith al-Libi (1967–2008), senior leader of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
  • Al-Layth ibn Sa'd (713–791), Egyptian imam and jurist
  • Layth ibn al-Muhatta, martyred leader of the Tanukh (died 780)
  • Layth Abdulamir (born 1957), Iraqi-French film director
  • Laith Al-Bashtawi (born 1994), Jordanian footballer
  • Laith Al-Deen (born 1972), Iraqi-German musician
  • Laith Al-Juneidi (born 1978), Palestinian film director and producer
  • Laith Amona (born 2003), 2nd century architectural engineer
  • Laith Ashley (born 1989), American model, actor, activist and entertainer
  • Laith Hussein (born 1968), Iraqi footballer
  • Layth ibn Tarif, 8th-century freedman commander and governor for the Abbasid Caliphate
  • Layth Kharoub (born 1991), Palestinian footballer
  • Laith Nakli (born 1969), British-Syrian-American actor and producer
  • Laith Nobari (born 1977), Iraq-born Iranian footballer
  • Laith Pharaon (born 1968), entrepreneur and motorboat racer
  • Laith Shubbar (born 1967), Iraqi academic and politician
  • Laith Shubeilat (1942–2022), Jordanian politician
  • Laith Wallschleger (born 1992), American football player, actor and stuntman

References

References

  1. Wehr, Hans. (1961). "A dictionary of modern written Arabic.". Cornell University Press.
  2. "Am Faclair Beag".
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