Lebeda Family History
Lebeda Name Meaning
Czech: nickname from lebeda ‘orache’ (a plant of the genus Atriplex a fast-growing vegetable grown as a substitute for spinach). This nickname is associated with various idioms in Czech for example lebedit si ‘to feel nice and cozy’ or ‘to have a cushy job’ or dát si do lebedy ‘to tuck into the orache’ i.e. ‘to eat heartily’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022