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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old Norse : Beloved

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Lief

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : variant spelling of Leaf.
  • Dutch (de Lief) : nickname from lief, ‘dear’, ‘beloved’, with the definite article de.
  • Jewish : unexplained, possibly from the Netherlands, with the same etymology as 2.

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