Leven
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English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Leven
- A coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3800).
- A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1045).
- A short river in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, which flows from Loch Lomond to the Firth of Clyde.
- A river in Perth and Kinross council area and Fife council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Leven to the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven.
- A short river in Cumbria, England, which flows from Lake Windermere to Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
- A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Tees.
- a Scottish earldom.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Various origins:
- A variant of the surname Levin.
- From the Old English personal name Lēofwine, composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) + wine (“friend”).
- Borrowed from German Leven, a surname which shares the same origin of the Old English personal name.
- Habitational surname from any of various places in Scotland and England.
Proper noun
Leven (plural Levens)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leven is the 36695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Leven is most common among White (79.15%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leven”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 429.