Leifr

Old Norse

Etymology

Short form of Old Norse given names that contain Old Norse leifr (“inheritor”).

Proper noun

Leifr m

a male given name

Descendants

Icelandic: Leifur
Faroese: Leivur
Norwegian Nynorsk: Leiv
Norwegian Bokmål: Leiv
Swedish: Lev
Danish: Lev
→ Norwegian: Leif
→ Danish: Leif
→ Swedish: Leif

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