Personal name

-leben

-leben is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

-leben comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse ‚leif.

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-leben’s family of names

In German usage, -leben has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form -lev. In German usage, -leben has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form -löv.

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-leben-löv-lev

The ring: across languages.

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Old Norse

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Leyvoy

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Sibling ideas

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