Meaning of name Life

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Meaning

The name Life has the following meaning:

One who is a beloved descendant. Short form of names containing the Old Norse element leifr meaning "descendent, heir".

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Life as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Life is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Life for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Leif, of which the name Life is a variant.

USA baby name statistics

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Origins

The name Life is very likely a(n) Norse variant of the name Leif. See other suggested Norse boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Leif.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Life and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Life: Boys - Nordin, Girls - Astrid, Brunhilda, Halle, Thora, Both genders - Delling

Variants

The name Life is a variant of Leif. Other popular variants of the name Leif are: Leaf, Leef, Leife, Leof, Leyf, Lief, Life, Lyf

Style

We think the name Life should fall under the following style category: Scandinavian.

See other Scandinavian boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Life to be: A responsible and macho man

In one word, you might describe Life as a(n) "macho" person.

See other "macho" names for boys.