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♂ Lief
What does Lief mean?
Lief as a boys' name is of Scandinavian derivation, and the meaning of the name Lief is "heir; loved". Lief is an alternate form of Leif (Scandinavian): according to Norse legend.
STARTS WITH Li-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lief Forest (L.F.), ..
How popular is Lief?
Lief is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#54766 out of 150436, Top 36%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
The only prominent variation form of Lief (UNLISTED) is Leif (#1008 FROM CURRENT RECORDS). Adoption of this form of Lief reached its most widespread in 2017 (#951) and has remained as conventional to this day (#1008, DOWN 4%). (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Atef, Le, Le-, Lea, Lee▼, Lem▼, Len, Leo▲, Les, Lev▲, Lew▼, Lex, Liam▲, Lige▼, Lin, Linc, Lind, Link, Linn, Lino, Lion, Lleu, Loeb and Loew. These names tend to be more commonly used than Lief.
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