Meanings
leven1
alternative 'leven · alternative leben
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of eleven.
leven2
- alternativeobsoleteAlternative spelling of levin (“lightning”).
leven3
present singular third person levens · participle present levening · participle past levened · past levened
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of leaven.
Leven4
- A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1045).
- A short river in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, which flows from Loch Lomond to the Firth of Clyde.
- A river in Perth and Kinross council area and Fife council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Leven to the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven.
- A short river in Cumbria, England, which flows from Lake Windermere to Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
- A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Tees.
- A Scottish earldom.
- A unisex given name.
Leven5
Origin
Leven · proper noun
- GermanLeven
- EnglishLeven
Various origins: * A variant of the surname Levin. * From the Old English personal name Lēofwine, composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) + wine (“friend”). * Borrowed from German Leven, a surname which shares the same origin of the Old English personal name. * Habitational surname from any of various places in Scotland and England.
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Cite this entry
leven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leven
“leven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leven. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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