Leifr

Old Norse

Etymology

Short form of Old Norse given names that contain Old Norse leifr (“inheritor”).

Proper noun

Leifr m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Leifur
• Faroese: Leivur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Leiv
• Norwegian Bokmål: Leiv
• Swedish: Lev
• Danish: Lev
• → Norwegian: Leif
• → Danish: Leif
• → Swedish: Leif