Leif

leif léif léïf Cebuano Etymology Ultimately from ceb non Leifr relic", "inheritor. Proper noun ceb proper noun ceb male Germanic languages Danish Etymology From da non Leifr relic", "inheritor. Revived in the 19th century. Proper noun da proper noun da male 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 lb Läif Etymology From lb gmh līf, from lb goh *līf, northern variant of goh līb, from lb gem-pro *lībą. Cognate with de Leib, nl lijf, fy liif, en life, is líf. The form lb Leif has the vowel of the older dative and plural, while the variant lb Läif continues the nominative and accusative singular. Pronunciation lb /lai̯f/ [lɑɪ̯f] Noun m Leiwer body Related terms lb liewen lb Liewen Norwegian Alternative forms no Leiv Etymology From no non Leifr. Used in Norway since the Middle Ages. Proper noun no proper noun no male Related terms no Olaf, no Olav no Torleif References Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7 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 sv no Leif, from sv non Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852. Pronunciation sv /ˈlɛjf/ Proper noun c sv male References Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0 Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 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.