Leif

Leif

Leif, Norweger, Sohn Erichs des Rothen, bereiste 984 Amerika, s.d. (Gesch.) II.


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  • Leif — ist ein männlicher Vorname skandinavischen Ursprungs, der inzwischen auch als Nachname zu finden ist. Der Name ist vom altnordischen Wort leifr abgeleitet und bedeutet „Erbe“ oder „Nachkomme“. Andere, seltenere Schreibweisen des Namens sind Lejf… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leif — m Scandinavian: from Old Norse Leifr, a short form of various compound names containing the second element leifr heir, descendant. Leif Ericsson was a Norse navigator who, in around 1000, discovered the New World. Variant: Norwegian: Leiv …   First names dictionary

  • leif — leif·ite; …   English syllables

  • Leif — (männlicher Vorname) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Leif — [lēf, lāf, lāv] n. [ON Leifr, lit., descendant < base of leifa; akin to OE læfan, LEAVE1] a masculine name …   English World dictionary

  • Leif — Infobox Given name 2 name = Leif image size = caption = pronunciation = Layf gender = Male meaning = Heir, descendent region = language = origin = Scandinavian alternative spelling = nickname = related names = name day = derived = popularity =… …   Wikipedia

  • Leif — nordischer Name, Bedeutung: Erbe; nordische Kurzform von Namen mit »leif«. Namensträger: Leif Eriksson, norwegischer Seefahrer …   Deutsch namen

  • Leif — Recorded as Leefe, Leafe, Leaf, Leif, Leifer, Life and Liff, this unusual English surname has two possible origins. The first is derived from the Old English pre 7th century word leof , meaning dear or beloved , and used as a personal name of… …   Surnames reference

  • Leif — /leef, layf/, n. a male given name. * * * leif obs. f. leaf, lief, live; Sc. f. leve v.2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leif Ericson — (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson) [In modern Icelandic the first name is Leifur and in modern Norwegian Leif or Leiv. The patronym is Anglicized in various ways, such as Ericson, Eriksson, Ericsson, Erickson, Erikson and Eiriksson.] (c. 970 – c. 1020) …   Wikipedia

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