Leif

See also: léif

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”). Revived in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Leif

1. A male given name.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 28 018 males with the given name Leif have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Läif

Etymology

From Old High German līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą. Cognate with German Leib, English life, Dutch lijf, West Frisian liif, Icelandic líf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑɪ̯f/

Noun

Leif m (plural Leiwer)

1. body

Related terms

• liewen
• Liewen

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Leiv

Etymology

From Old Norse Leifr. Used in Norway since the Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Leif

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Olaf, Olav
• Torleif

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 588 males with the given name Leif living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852.

Proper noun

Leif

1. A male given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 68 292 males with the given name Leif living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.