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Leven
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leven levén lévén lęven 'leven
English
Etymology 1
en
Pronunciation
en /ˈlɛvən/ (river in Cumbria)
en /ˈliːvən/ (river in North Yorkshire)
Proper noun
en coastal town council area/Fife cc/Scotland OS grid ref NO3800.
en village/and/cpar in the co/East Riding of Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref TA1045. Parish map (East Riding)
en A short <<river>> in en Dunbartonshire, <<cc/Scotland>>, which flows from en Loch Lomond to the en Firth of Clyde.
en river carea/Perth and Kinross and carea/Fife cc/Scotland, which flows from en Loch Leven to the en Firth of Forth at the town of Leven.
en short river co/Cumbria cc/England, which flows from Lake en Windermere to en Morecambe Bay on the en Irish Sea.
en river co/North Yorkshire cc/England, which flows into the River en Tees.
A Scottish en earldom.
en unisex.
Derived terms
en Levenmouth Loch Leven
Etymology 2
Various origins:
A variant of the surname en Levin.
From the en ang - personal name ang Lēofwine, composed of the elements ang lēof dear, beloved + ang wine friend.
Borrowed from en de Leven, a surname which shares the same origin of the Old English personal name.
Habitational surname from any of various places in Scotland and England.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
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.
References
Anagrams
en eelnv Nevel elven
en surnames from German surnames from Old English