Leifr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Leifr m

  1. 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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