Leifr
E938550
Leifr is a Norse male given name, best known from figures in medieval Icelandic sagas and Viking Age history.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ male given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Viking Age history ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Norse culture
ⓘ
Viking Age Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Old Norse "leifr" ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| grammaticalCategory | proper noun ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Leif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leifur NERFINISHED ⓘ Leifur Eiríksson NERFINISHED ⓘ Leiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning |
descendant
ⓘ
heir ⓘ inheritance ⓘ |
| nameDayRegion | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameType | personal name ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Leifr Eiríksson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leifr hinn heppni (Leif the Lucky) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faroe Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Icelandic sagas ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Óláfr