Given name
Leifur
Leifur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
Original Old NorseLeifr
Meaning & origin
Leifur’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Leifur has a conventional equivalent in the German form Leif. In Icelandic usage, Leifur continues an earlier form in Leifr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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