Lahe

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑhe/, [ˈlɑɦe̞]

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• Rhymes: -ɑhe
• Hyphenation: La‧he

From laht (“bay”), as the villages are located in bay coves.[1]

Lahe (genitive Lahe, partitive Lahet)

1. A place name:
   1. A village in Haljala parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia [first attested in 1398 as Laxen]
   2. A village in Peipsiääre parish, Tartu County, Estonia [first attested in 1582 as Liachte]

      Lahte/Lahesse ― to Lahe

      Lahes ― in Lahe

      Lahest ― from Lahe

2. an Estonian surname

• As of 1 January 2023, 265 people in Estonia had the surname Lahe: 122 men and 143 women. Lahe was ranked 623^rd among men and 567^th among women. Lahe was the most common surname in the 10-14 age group, with 2.57 bearers per 10,000 inhabitants. It was most common in Lääne County, with 4.80 people per 10,000 inhabitants bearing the name.[2]

Probably from Võru dialectal lahk (“divergence; junction”). Another possibility is the association with the hill name Lahamägi, which can be found in several places in Võrumaa. This name does not denote a junction, but is rather associated with laha ~ loha, which J. Mägiste has considered to be the stem of many words associated with sluggishness, sloppiness or flow.[1]

Lahe (genitive Lahe, partitive Lahet)

1. A village in Põlva parish, Põlva County, Estonia

   Lahe külla ― to Lahe

   Lahe külas ― in Lahe

   Lahe külast ― from Lahe

• Lahe in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)