Leven

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See also: leven, levén, lévén, lęven, and 'leven

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Leven

  1. A coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3800).
  2. A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1045).
  3. A short river in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, which flows from Loch Lomond to the Firth of Clyde.
  4. A river in Perth and Kinross council area and Fife council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Leven to the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven.
  5. A short river in Cumbria, England, which flows from Lake Windermere to Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
  6. A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Tees.
  7. a Scottish earldom.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Various origins:

Proper noun[edit]

Leven (plural Levens)

  1. A surname.
Statistics[edit]
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Leven is the 36695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Leven is most common among White (79.15%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.81%) individuals.

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