Leitner

Leitner
Family name

Pronunciation	Czech pronunciation: [ˈlajtnɛr]
Meaning	1. placenames lke "(-)Leiten, (-)Leithen, or possibly (-)Leut(en), (-)Leuth(en)" 2. MHG (mhd.) līte (and Modern Austro-Bavarian: die Leite) originally meant "hillside, mountainside, mound, heap, slag heap" 3. Leutner, Leuthner are prononced as [læ:jtna] in especially Austrian German. 4. As a Jewish surname, Leitner was borrowed from Austro-Bavarian Christian surname, first mentined after 1800.
Region of origin	Germany (Bavaria), Czechlands, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, north Italy, Israel, United States; Jewish
Language(s) of origin	German
Related names	Laitner (Austrian spelling), Leittner, (-)Leithner, (-)Leutner, (-)Leuthner; and Leidner; Ableitner, and place name-origins are Achleitner, etc.

Leitner is a German and Austrian surname. It may refer to:

A

Alan Leitner (born 1947), Jewish American artist
Aloysius Leitner, the United States Marine Corps
Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher de:Anton G. Leitner
Birgit Leitner (born 1981), Austrian female footballer de:Birgit Leitner
George Michael "Dummy" Leitner (1872–1960), a Major League Baseball pitcher

E

Edo Leitner (1907–1991), German graphic artist de:Edo Leitner
Elisabeth Leitner (born 1948), Austrian female politician (ÖVP) de:Elisabeth Leitner
Erika Leitner, Italian (ethnic Austrian) luger

F

Ferdinand Leitner (1912, Berlin - 1996, Zürich), German conductor
Florian Leitner (born 1988), Austrian footballer de:Florian Leitner
Franz Leitner (1918–2005), Austrian politician
Friedrich Leitner (1874–1945), German economist

G

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (Hungarian: Leitner Gottlieb Vilmos, English: Gottlieb William Leitner; 1840, Budapest - 1899), Jewish Hungarian-English orientalist

H

Matthias "Hias" Leitner (born 1935), Austrian alpine skier

J

Jan Leitner (born 1953, Znojmo), Czech athlete
Jiří Leitner (cs)

K

Karl Leitner (born 1937), an Austrian sprint canoer
Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner (1800, Graz - 1890), Austrian writer

L

Ludwig "Luggi" Leitner (born 1940, Mittelberg, Kleinwalsertal), Austrian-German Skirennläufer

M

Michaela Gerg-Leitner (born 1965, Lenggries), a German alpine skier. World Cup victories|!: Date!
Miroslav Leitner (born 1966, Brezno), Slovak ski mountaineer

N

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner (born ?, Petah Tikva), an Israeli lawyer, human rights activist

O

Otto Leitner (born 1930), architekt de:Otto Leitner

P

Patric(-Fritz) Leitner (born 1977, Berchtesgaden), German luger

S

Sebastian Leitner (1919, Salzburg - 1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author; eponym of the Leitner System
Shim'on Leitner, chazzan
Stuart Leitner, M.D. (born 1953), American medical oncologist

T

Tammy Leitner (born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestant
Thea Leitner (born 1921, Vienna), Austrian authoress and journalist
Ted Leitner, U.S. sportscaster

Vladimír Leitner (born 1974, Žilina), Slovak footballer

Leytner

Nikolaus Leytner (born 1957, Graz), Austrian film director de:Nikolaus Leytner

Laitner

Andreas von Laitner, see Mährisches Dragoner-Regiment „Friedrich Franz IV. Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin“ Nr. 6 ^[1]

Leittner

Abraham Leuthner (Leittner, Leidner, Leutner) von Grundt (c. 1639, Wildstein bei Pilsen (Czech: Vlčtejn) - 1701, Prague), a 17th-century Bohemian artist, master builder ^[2]

Leithner

Lejtner

Aleksandr (Aleksandrovich) Leitner (Russian: Александр Александрович Лейтнер; 1864, Goldingen/Kuldīga, Kurland (Latvia - 1923) (ru)

References

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