Leire is a ♀ female name.
Origin of Leire
Leire is a Spanish name of Basque origin and derived from the name of the monastery of San Salvador de Leyre in Navarre, Spain.
Meaning of Leire
The name probably derived from the Basque element “legor” meaning “shed” or “hostel”. Presumably because monasteries were often a shelter for pilgrims and travelers. Besides, Leire derived from Latin “legionarius” meaning “pertaining to a legion” or “legionnaire”.
Pronunciation of Leire
Leire in the categories
Names Girl's name Girl names with L Names with LName Statistic: Leire is ranked #9862 overall ↑ 80
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 13749 ↓↓ -256
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 3959 ↓↓ -1087
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 7171 ↓↓ -512
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 7270 ↑↑ 5976
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 12882 ↑↑ 263
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 14049 ↓↓ -953
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 13425 ↓↓ -161
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 3792 ↑↑ 671
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 13806 ↓↓ -147
- 🇫🇷 France: 3856 ↓↓ -1123
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 3357 ↓↓ -781
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 11287 ↑↑ 2281
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 6672 ↓↓ -3342
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 5319 ↑↑ 423
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 8683 ↓ -7
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 13801 ↓↓ -2262
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 857 ↑↑ 1718
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 6302 ↓↓ -2736
- 🇺🇸 United States: 6389 ↓↓ -1846
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