Lieve

Lieve is a Dutch language feminine name derived from the Godelieve ("dear to God"), a female 11th-century Flemish saint.[1] The masculine given name is probably a form of Lieven.[2] Both names contain the Germanic element "lief-" ("dear") and lief and lieve still retain that meaning in Dutch. People with the name include:

Feminine
Masculine
  • Lieve Geelvinck (1676–1743), Dutch administrator of the Dutch East India Company, mayor of Amsterdam
  • Lieve Verschuier (1627–1686), Dutch maritime painter

See also

References

  1. Lieve at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
  2. Lieven at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
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