Lieve

The name Lieve, a Dutch diminutive of Godelieve, represents the female counterpart of Gottlieb. Its meaning is 'the beloved of God' and is also used in Dutch as an adjective to describe 'love.'

What does the name Lieve mean?

Lieve is a Dutch diminutive of Godelieve, the female variant of the name Gottlieb. The name means 'the beloved of God' and is also used in Dutch as an adjective for 'love.' The roots of the name can be found in two Old High German terms: got, meaning 'God,' and leiba, meaning 'descendant,' 'offspring,' or 'heir.' Other forms include Gottliebe (German, Finnish, and Norwegian), Gottlobine, Godelieve (French and Dutch), and Godeliva (Old Germanic). The male form of the name is Gottlieb.

Where does the name Lieve come from?

The origin of the name Lieve is Old Germanic and Old High German, meaning 'the beloved of God.' It is composed of the Old High German words got for 'God' and leiba for 'descendant,' 'offspring,' or 'heir.' The languages in which this name appears are Dutch and Netherlandic.

How do you pronounce Lieve?

Lieve is pronounced like 'lie-veh.'

Popularity

In Germany, Lieve is a rather rare name. Currently, it ranks 5,884th on the list of the most common female first names. Its best placement was in 2010, at 2,348th. Over the last ten years, Lieve has been chosen as a first name about 40 times, placing it 4,401st in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 4,405th.

Nicknames & pet names

Evie / Ive / Ivi / Ivie / Ivy / Lievje / Lilli / Lilly / Liv / Livi / Livie / Livy

Similar first names

Famous people

• Liev Schreiber (US-American actor (The Omen))
• Lieve Baeten (children's book author)
• Lieve de Key (Dutch architect)
• Lieve Joris (Belgian writer)
• Lieve Pietersz Verschuier (Dutch painter)
• Lieve Slegers (Belgian long-distance runner)
• Lieve van Kessel (Dutch hockey player)
• Lieve Verschuier (painter from the Netherlands)