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