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Leif
layf
/leɪf/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
leif
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Old Norse/Scandinavian (Sweden/Norway)
- Meaning
- Heir; descendant; beloved
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
Name of Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer credited with the first European contact with North America around 1000 CE
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