Lief name meaning
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What does Lief mean?
Uncommon boy name Lief has origin in Old Norse is used dominantly in English, Danish, Finnish, Old DanishSwedish and Scandinavian languages. Lief is variant of admired Leif. Leif is a version of Leifr.
Leif is a shortened form of names with "Leif". Uncommon Leif came from Old Norse, meaning of Leif is "Descendant and The Word Leifr with the Meaning Heir Descendent". Lief is equivalent of Ljúfr in Danish language.
How do I pronounce Lief?
The most common way to pronounce one syllabled Lief is lief.
Variants of Lief
How popular is the name Lief?
Lief is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 36 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 4000. There are over 259 babies that have been given the name Lief in United States.
Lief is a rare baby name in England and Wales, chances of it being still in use are very slim. Also, Lief is a familiar name in Philippines. At least, 800 people globally have been given the name as per our evaluation.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7260 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8933 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9680 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9649 | 7 |
| 2008 | 12544 | 5 |
| 2007 | 10920 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10892 | 5 |
| 2002 | 7052 | 9 |
| 2000 | 9110 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5317 | 12 |
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Numerological aspects of Lief
The soul is more important to you than your body. You desire to change constantly and you get easily bored. Share your knowledge and positive energy. It's what you are best at. Financial security doesn't matter to you much. Neither does a steady love life. You are not very excited when it comes to meeting new people because you expect disappointment. You love to travel but lack the money at the moment.
Do you like Lief? You would love these names
- Sharona - Origin of Outlandish Sharona is in Hebrew, meaning of Sharona is "Inspired By a Biblical Landscape or Plain" given to baby girls is used notably in Swedish and English
- Brit - Queer unisex name Brit means "Spotted or Freckled" predominantly used in Norwegian and English came from Old English
- Hilla means Timid or Cloudberry is a gender-neutral name, rooted from Finnish is used in Oriya and Finnish
- Moonika - Preeminent Moonika is used in Tamil, Marathi and Danish is used as a baby girl name. Moonika is equivalent of Monika in Finnish language
- Ugne - Used particulary in Swedish and Norwegian new-fangled and offbeat, Ugne is used as a girl name, Ugne means "Fire" is of Lithuanian origin
Famous people named Lief
We could not find any notable namesake.
Lists having Lief
- Boy names beginning with L
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Norse Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Descendant
- Baby Names that mean Heritage
- Baby Names that mean Heir
- Baby Names that mean Descendent
- Baby Names that mean Friendly
- Baby Names that mean Clever
- Baby Names that mean Knowledge
- Baby Names that mean Wisdom
- Baby Names that mean One
- Baby Names that mean Merciful
- Baby Names that mean Foreseeing
- Baby Names that mean Learning
- Baby Names that mean Sagacity
- Baby Names that mean Full
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths