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LJUF
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Contents
Origin and Meaning
Ancient Germanic
*leubha- = 'dear', 'friendly' [1]
Old Norse
ljúfr = 'dear', 'friendly' [2]
ljūf-r = 'dear', 'friendly' [3]
Gothic
liuf-s = 'dear', 'friendly' [3]
Old High German
liob = 'dear', 'friendly' [1] [3]
liub = 'dear', 'friendly' [1] [3]
Low German
lêf = 'dear', 'friendly' [1]
High German
lieb = 'dear', 'friendly' [1]
lieben = 'to love' [4]
Old Saxon
liof = 'dear', 'friendly' [1] [3]
Old Frisian
liāf = 'dear', 'friendly' [3]
Old English
léof = 'dear', 'friendly' [3]
Related Names
See LjúfR (Norse), Lewe (Low German), Lioba (German), Leofa (English), Love (English)
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| GUD | see Gottlieb (German) |
| HARD | see Liebhard (German) |
| HUG | see Hugljúf (Norse) |
| RIK | see Léofríc (English) |
| SIG | see Léofsige (English) |
| VIN | see Liebwin (German) and Léofwine (English) |
First Element Forms
Le-
Leb-
Led-
Lef-
Leob-
Léof-
Lieb-
Lof-
Last Element Forms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
- ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)