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Leifr

“inheritor”

Leifr is a masculine given name. It is used in Old Norse.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Leifr goes back to a word meaning “inheritor.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Leifr’s family of names

In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Leifr has a short form in Leiv. In Old Norse usage, Leifr has a later derivative in Leif. In Old Norse usage, Leifr has a conventional equivalent in the German form Leif.

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Around the world

Leifr has relatives in 8 languages.

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4 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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