Given name
Godelieve
Godelieve is a feminine given name. It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
The name combines god (“god or god good”) and liob (“dear”).
Godelieve’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Godelieve has a diminutive in LIEVE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Godelieve
- Godeliève MukasarasiRwandan social worker, founder and coordinator of SEVOTAborn 1959
- Godelieve Quisthoudt-RowohlGerman politicianborn 1947
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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