Godelieve

  • [ kho-də-LEE-və ]
  • Dutch
Dutch (Flemish) form of GODELIVA.

GODELIVA   female   Ancient Germanic
Feminine form of GOTELEIB. This was the name of an 11th-century Flemish saint who was murdered on her husband's orders.
GOTELEIB   male   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name derived from the elements god "god" and leub "dear, beloved".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Godeliva
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DUTCH: Lieve
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Goteleib
GERMAN: Gottlieb