Leech
proper nounattested in dialogue
A surname originating as an occupation, derived from the profession leech, a former word for a physician.
proper noun
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A surname originating as an occupation, derived from the profession leech, a former word for a physician.
Etymology
* As an English surname, variant of Leach. * As an Irish surname, from Liaigh (“physician”) (a calque of the English surname) or Ó Laoghóg (“descendant of Laoghóg”) and Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of Maolmhaodhóg”); see Logue.
Forms
- plural
- Leeches
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