Lief

Where Lief comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Lief.

Lief through the years
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #3,316 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1973
    Peak, #3,013
    11 babies named Lief, its best rank.
  3. 1974
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,227.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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