Leka

See also: leka, leká, le·ka, and lęka

Albanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Mistakenly attributed as an old borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), However, the ks would not evolve into a voiceless velar plosive, usually a h, sh or shk, rendering this origin uncertain. see Llesh, Lesh. Alternatively, related to lekë (“mountaineer, lord”) from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”), possibly a synonym to Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, “a southern Illyrian tribe”), from *albʰós (“white”).

According to Baroness Marie Amalie von Godin, Lek, Lekë or Leka were originally the words for the governing Kanun, see doke or Latin lēx. It only became a proper name after the influence of Lekë Dukagjini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛːka]

Proper noun

Leka m

1. a male given name

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Leka

1. A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Leka

1. A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway (formerly in Nord-Trøndelag) located on an island with the same name.