Name Element LEIF

Type Word & Element
Usage Old Norse

Meaning & History

Old Norse word meaning "inheritance, legacy, remainder, remnant".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureslaibu(Frankish) laibō(Old Germanic) leiba(Old High German) leva(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsHleb(Belarusian) Arlet, Oliver(Catalan) Oliver, Olivera(Croatian) Oliver, Olívie, Olivie(Czech) Leif, Olaf, Olav, Oliver, Olivia, Oluf, Eluf(Danish) Olaf, Olivier(Dutch) Alivia, Oliver, Olivia, Olyvia(English) Olavi, Olev, Oliver(Estonian) Ólavur(Faroese) Olavi, Oliver, Olivia, Uolevi(Finnish) Arlette, Olivia, Olivier(French) Olaf, Oliver, Olivia(German) Herleva(Germanic) Olivér, Olívia(Hungarian) Leifur, Ólafur, Ólöf(Icelandic) Amhlaoibh(Irish) Olivia, Oliviero(Italian) Olivers(Latvian) Olivette(Literature) Oliver, Olivera(Macedonian) Olivier(Medieval French) Leif, Olaf, Olav, Oliver, Olivia, Torleif, Herleif, Leiv(Norwegian) Amlaíb(Old Irish) Áleifr, Álǫf, Eileifr, Guðleif, Guðleifr, Herleif, Herleifr, Leifr, Þórleifr(Old Norse) Olaf, Oliwer, Oliwia, Oliwier(Polish) Olavo, Olívia(Portuguese) Gleb(Russian) Aulay(Scottish) Amhlaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Oliver, Olivera(Serbian) Oliver, Olívia(Slovak) Olivia(Spanish) Arleth(Spanish (Latin American)) Elof, Leif, Oliver, Olivia, Olof, Olov, Elov(Swedish) Hlib(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantsOliver(Catalan) Oliver, Oliverson(English) Oliver, Olivier(French) Oliver(German) Leifsson(Icelandic) Oliversen(Norwegian) Leifsson, Oliversson, Olofsdotter, Olofsson(Swedish)
Entry added December 7, 2022