Surname · also German
Leyendecker
“slater, roofer”
Leyendecker is a surname from German, ultimately from Dutch.
Original GermanLeiendecker
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leyendecker goes back to Dutch leidekker, meaning “slater, roofer.”
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Where it comes from
Leyendecker comes from German, and ultimately from Dutch.
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How it developed
From German Leiendecker, from Dutch leidekker (“slater, roofer”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Leyendecker’s family of names
In German usage, Leyendecker as a surname has a related form in LEIENDECKER. In English usage, Leyendecker as a surname was borrowed from the German form LEIENDECKER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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