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

Leittner

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

Lejtner

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

See also

• Leitner Group, a South Tyrolese-Italian conglomerate
  • Leitner-Poma of America, a North American aerial lift manufacturer based in Grand Junction, Colorado
• The Leitner system, named after Sebastian Leitner
• Leitner study method
• Leitner Family Observatory (aka The Yale Student Observatory)
• Leitner Creek, a small tributary of the Upper Mississippi River

• Leite