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Leif

American  
[leef, leyf] / lif, leɪf /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Assistant Leif Gunnar Smerud was named interim coach while the team searches for Straus’ replacement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Even in the EFL, which does not have VAR, Ipswich's Leif Davis was recently banned after being picked up on camera pulling the hair of Leicester's Caleb Okoli.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

Funding was provided by organizations including the Swedish Research Council, the Hållsten Research Foundation, the Alzheimer's Foundation and the private initiative Innovative ways to fight Alzheimer´s disease -- Leif Lundblad Family and others and RIKEN.

From Science Daily Feb. 17, 2026

There is evidence to suggest that Leif Erikson, Erik’s son, went on to explore the lands around what is now New Foundland.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

It was more than a hundred years before Leif the Fortunate, son of Erik the Red, rediscovered that land, which he would call Vineland.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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