Lieven

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  • Flemish
Flemish form of LEOBWIN.

LEOBWIN   male   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name derived from the elements leub "dear, beloved" and win "friend", making it a cognate of LEOFWINE.
LEOFWINE   male   Anglo-Saxon
Means "dear friend", derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" and wine "friend". This was the name of an 8th-century English saint, also known as Lebuin, who did missionary work in Frisia.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Leobwin
ANGLO-SAXON: Leofwine
FLEMISH: Lievin
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Lewin