Leif
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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
