Leif
See also: leif and léif
Cebuano
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”).
Proper noun
Leif
- a male given name
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”). Revived in the 19th century.
Proper noun
Leif
- A male given name.
References
- 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.
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)
- body
Related terms
- liewen
- Liewen
Norwegian
Alternative forms
- Leiv
Etymology
From Old Norse Leifr. Used in Norway since the Middle Ages.
Proper noun
Leif
- A male given name.
Related terms
- Olaf, Olav
- Torleif
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- 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.
Swedish
Etymology
From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛjf/
Proper noun
Leif c (genitive Leifs)
- A male given name.
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.