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Leib
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Origin and Meaning
Latin spelling of the Yiddish name לייב (leyb) = 'lion', derived from the Old High German Leo, see also LEW
Related Names
| Leib | ♂ |   
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| Lejb | ♂ |
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Combinations
For combinations see LEO and LEW (name elements)
Grammar
| - Danish |
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|---|---|
| Nominative: | Leib |
| Genitive: | Leibs |
| - Finnish |
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|---|---|
| Nominative: | Leib |
| Genitive: | Leibin |
| Partitive: | Leibiä |
| - Swedish |
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|---|---|
| Nominative: | Leib |
| Genitive: | Leibs |
Further Information
Earliest Documented Usage
Strongest Period of Usage
Predominant Regional Usage
Trivia
- Sweden: In January 1973, 10 people were named Leib (percentage of first or only given name: 40 %) [2]
Statistics
No recent statistics trend found in databases for Leib.
References
- ↑ Riksarkivet/SVAR - Svensk arkivinformation: Sveriges befolkning 1880
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sture Allén/Staffan Wåhlin: Förnamnsboken (1979)