Forename Leif

Throughout the world, Leif (Leif , ليف , Леиф , and others...) is a common masculine first name. The forename Leif is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, where it is quite a common masculine name, Denmark, and Norway. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sweden, the United States, and Germany. Very seldom, Leif is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Leif

name Leifr, name ليف, name 雷夫, name Léigh, name Life, name Leif, name Leiv, name Leifur, name 勒夫, name لایف, name Леиф, name 磊夫, name Лейф, name Lèigh, name 利夫

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Leif	Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, United States
ليف	Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Леиф	Russia
Лейф	Russia, Ukraine
Leifr	Czechia, India, Slovakia

First names said to be same

Leifur, Leiv, Life, Lèigh, Léigh, لایف, 利夫, 勒夫, 磊夫, and 雷夫

First name Leif in the context

Leif is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ralph Wiggum , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Leif , the fictional sloth from the Animal Crossing video game series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons; Wreck-It Ralph , the character from Wreck-It Ralph; Lev , the fictional character from the video game The Last of Us Part II and Elongated Man , the fictional character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	leif bøgh Norwegian diplomat, NO (b. 1871)
	leif rode Norwegian rower, NO (b. 1885)
	leif jensen American stockbroker, US (b. 1886)
	leif halvorsen Norwegian journalist, musician, conductor and composer, NO (b. 1887)
	leif sörvik Swedish rower, SE (b. 1889)
	leif ragnar dietrichson Norwegian aviator, NO (b. 1890)
	leif gihbsson Norwegian photographer (b. 1894)
	leif grung Norwegian architect, NO (b. 1894)
	leif omdal Norwegian actor (1894-1973) (b. 1894)
	leif sinding Norwegian journalist and film director (b. 1895)
	leif welding-olsen Norwegian naval commander, NO (b. 1895)
	leif amble-næss Norwegian actor, singer and director (1896–1974), NO (b. 1896)
	leif halse Norwegian cartoonist, NO (b. 1896)
	leif høegh Norwegian ship-owner and businessman (1896-1974) (b. 1896)
	leif j. sverdrup United States Army general, US (b. 1898)