"Leif" meaning in All languages combined

See Leif on Wiktionary

Proper name [Cebuano]

Etymology: Ultimately from Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”). Etymology templates: {{der|ceb|non|Leifr||relic", "inheritor}} Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”) Head templates: {{head|ceb|proper noun}} Leif
  1. a male given name from the Germanic languages Categories (topical): Cebuano given names, Cebuano male given names
    Sense id: en-Leif-ceb-name-DOCc7qi0 Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Danish]

Etymology: From Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”). Revived in the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|Leifr||relic", "inheritor}} Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”) Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Leif
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Danish given names, Danish male given names
    Sense id: en-Leif-da-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /lai̯f/, [lɑɪ̯f] Forms: Leiwer [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German līf, from Old High German *līf, northern variant of līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą. Cognate with German Leib, Dutch lijf, West Frisian liif, English life, Icelandic líf. The form Leif has the vowel of the older dative and plural, while the variant Läif continues the nominative and accusative singular. Etymology templates: {{inh|lb|gmh|līf}} Middle High German līf, {{inh|lb|goh||*līf}} Old High German *līf, {{inh|lb|gem-pro|*lībą}} Proto-Germanic *lībą, {{cog|de|Leib}} German Leib, {{cog|nl|lijf}} Dutch lijf, {{cog|fy|liif}} West Frisian liif, {{cog|en|life}} English life, {{cog|is|líf}} Icelandic líf Head templates: {{lb-noun|m|Leiwer}} Leif m (plural Leiwer)
  1. body Tags: masculine Synonyms: Läif Related terms: liewen, Liewen
    Sense id: en-Leif-lb-noun-Iw2DWNyO Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Norwegian]

Etymology: From Old Norse Leifr. Used in Norway since the Middle Ages. Etymology templates: {{der|no|non|Leifr}} Old Norse Leifr Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Leif
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Norwegian given names, Norwegian male given names Synonyms: Leiv Related terms: Olaf, Olav, Torleif
    Sense id: en-Leif-no-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Norwegian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Swedish]

IPA: /ˈlɛjf/ Forms: Leifs [genitive]
Etymology: From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|no|Leif}} Norwegian Leif, {{der|sv|non|Leifr}} Old Norse Leifr Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Leifs|g=c|head=}} Leif c (genitive Leifs), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Leif c (genitive Leifs)
  1. a male given name Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names
    Sense id: en-Leif-sv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian given names",
        "Norwegian lemmas",
        "Norwegian male given names",
        "Norwegian proper nouns",
        "Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Leiv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Leif"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "no",
        "3": "Leif"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Leif",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "Leifr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse Leifr",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Leifs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Leifs",
        "g": "c",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Leif c (genitive Leifs)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Leif c (genitive Leifs)",
      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish given names",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish male given names",
        "Swedish proper nouns",
        "Swedish terms derived from Norwegian",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛjf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Leif"
}

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