Type Word & Element
Usage Old Norse
Meaning & History
Old Norse word meaning "inheritance, legacy, remainder, remnant".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureslaibu(Frankish) laibō(Old Germanic) leiba(Old High German) leva(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsHleb(Belarusian) Arlet(Catalan) Leif, Olaf, Olav, Oluf, Eluf(Danish) Olaf(Dutch) Olavi, Olev(Estonian) Ólavur(Faroese) Olavi, Uolevi(Finnish) Arlette(French) Olaf(German) Herleva(Germanic) Leifur, Ólafur, Ólöf(Icelandic) Amhlaoibh(Irish) Leif, Olaf, Olav, Torleif, Herleif, Leiv(Norwegian) Amlaíb(Old Irish) Áleifr, Álǫf, Eileifr, Guðleif, Guðleifr, Herleif, Herleifr, Leifr, Þórleifr(Old Norse) Olaf(Polish) Olavo(Portuguese) Gleb(Russian) Aulay(Scottish) Amhlaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Arleth(Spanish (Latin American)) Elof, Leif, Olof, Olov, Elov(Swedish) Hlib(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantsLeifsson(Icelandic) Leifsson, Olofsdotter, Olofsson(Swedish)