LEIF

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Proto-Norse

*laiƀaR = 'heir, descendant' [1]
*laibaR = 'heir, descendant' [1]

Old Norse

leif = 'inheritance, legacy' [1] [2]
lėif = 'inheritance, legacy, widow' [3]
-leifr = 'heir, descendant, son, daughter' [2]

Gothic

laiba = 'inheritance, legacy' [3]

Old High German

lėiba = 'inheritance, legacy' [3]

Old Frisian

lāvā = 'inheritance, legacy' [3]

Old Saxon

leva = 'heir, descendant'

Anglo-Saxon

lēƀa = 'inheritance, legacy' [3]

Old English

lāf = 'inheritance, legacy' [3]

Related Names

See Leifr and Loffe

Combinations

Name
Element     		Example
AGI see Ægileif
AI see ÆilæifR
ANU see *AnulaiƀaR
ARN see Arnleifr
AS see ÁslæifR
AUD see Auðleifr
BJÖRN see Bjarnleifur
BORG see Bergleif
BRYN see Brynleifur
DYR see Dýrleif
EGG see Ægileif
EI see Eilov
EIN see ÆilæifR
ER see Erleif
EY see ØylæifR
FINN see Finnleivur
FJÖR see Fjǫrleif
FRID see FriðlæifR
GEIR see GæiRlæifR
GUD see GuðlæifR (Norse) and Goteleib (German)
GUNN see GunnlæifR
HER see Herleifr
HJÖR see Hjǫrleifr
HROD see HróðlæifR
ING see Ingilæif
IS see Ísleifur
JARL see Jarleiv
JON see Jonleiv
JOR see Jorleiv
KARL see Karleif
KRIST see Kristleifur
KÅR see Kårleiv
MARR see Marleif
NOR see Norleif
ODD see Oddleifr
RAGN see Reginleif
SE see SǽlafR
SIG see Sigleifr
STEIN see Steinleifur
SUNN see Sunnleivur
UNN see Unnleiv
VI see VílæifR
ÞJOÐ see Dietleib (German) and Þjóðleifur (Norse)
ÞOR see ÞórlæifR

First Element Forms

Last Element Forms

-laf -laff -lafR -láfr -laus -lav -lavus
-le -lef -leff
-leif -leifr -leifR -leifur
-leiv -leivur
-lejf -lejv
-lev -levine -levus
-lf -lfferr -lfwer
-li
-lief -lif -líf -lífr -lifuer -lífur -lifver
-liv -lívur
-lof -loff -lov
-luf
-lver
-læif -læifR
-löf -lǫf -löv -løv

References

  1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
  2. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  3. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
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