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Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Leifr'' (nominative case), meaning "heir", "descendant". Use in the Nordic countries Spelling and prevalence Across the Nordic countries, the most commonly occurring spelling of the name is ''Leif'', however, there are some well-established regional variants: * – Leiv * – Lejf * – Leifur * – Leivur In Norway, about 17,000 men have Leif as their first (or only) name. In Sweden, as of 2021, 62,147 men have the name Leif as a first name. As of 2018, about 15,000 Danish men have Leif as their first name. In Finland, as of 2012, 4,628 men have Leif as a first name. In the U.S., as of 2015, 6,415 men have Leif as a first name. Pronunciation Because the Scandinavian languages differ in their pronunciation of the digraphs and , the name Leif may be either pronounced as an approximate rhyme for "safe", or approximately like the English word "life", In Sweden, Finland, Iceland ...
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland). In English usage, Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Nordic countries. Iceland and the Faroe Islands are sometimes included in Scandinavia for their Ethnolinguistics, ethnolinguistic relations with Sweden, Norway and Denmark. While Finland differs from other Nordic countries in this respect, some authors call it Scandinavian due to its economic and cultural similarities. The geography of the region is varied, from the Norwegian fjords in the west and Scandinavian mountains covering parts of Norway and Sweden, to the low and flat areas of Denmark in the south, as well as archipelagos and lakes in the east. Most of the population ...
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Leif Bodin
Leif Erik Bodin (born 20 June 1996) is a German lawyer and politician from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. In the 2025 federal election, he ran in the Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord federal constituency and won with 32.7% of the first vote and entered the German Bundestag. Early life and education Bodin grew up in Burg Stargard in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern before his family moved to Leck in Schleswig-Holstein. After graduating from the , Bodin studied law at the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel. After the first state examination, he became a qualified lawyer. Bodin is currently completing a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree and is specializing in the areas of public commercial law and labor law. Political career Bodin currently works as an employee for members of parliament in the constituency in the areas of press and public relations and as a topic-related speaker. While still at school, Bodin became a member of the Junge Union Nordfriesland in 2011. ...
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Leif Olsen
Leif Olsen (15 August 1927 – 2 February 2012) was a Norwegian football striker. Born Leif Hugo Olsson, he assumed the name Leif Olsen while playing for Vålerenga. After the Second World War, when he fled to Sweden in 1943 and enrolled in the Norwegian police troops, he started his football career in Jordal AIL in 1946. He then divided his club career across Vålerenga and Strømmen and represented Norway as a B and full international. References 1927 births 2012 deaths Footballers from Oslo Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Norwegian men's footballers Vålerenga Fotball players Strømmen IF players Norway men's international footballers Men's association football forwards World War II refugees 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-defender-stub ...
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Leif Nysmed
Leif Georg Nysmed (born 1970) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial power .... A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Stockholm County since September 2014. Nysmed is the son of Jan Nyberg and Ann-Britt Nyberg Östergaard. He was educated in Långholmen. References 1970 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ...
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Leif Linde
Leif Linde (born 1955) is a Swedish politician who was the secretary general of the Swedish Social Democratic Party between 1994 and 1996. He has been board chairman of the Swedish Co-operative Union since April 2020. Biography Linde was born in Nyköping in 1955. He was the union secretary in the Workers' Educational Association from 1988 to 1994. He was named as the secretary general of the Social Democratic Party in 1994, replacing Mona Sahlin Mona Ingeborg Sahlin (; ; born 9 March 1957) is a Swedes, Swedish politician who was leader of the opposition and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 2007 to 2011. Sahlin was a Parliament of Sweden, Member of Parliament, represen ... in the post. His tenure ended in 1996 when Ingela Thalén was elected as the secretary general of the party. Between 1997 and 2004 he was director general of the youth board and between 2002 and 2007 he was a board member of the Swedish Consumer Agency. He was CEO and head of the consu ...
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Leif Leifland
Leif Leifland (30 December 1925 – 3 April 2015) was a Swedish diplomat who served as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1982 and as Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1991. Leifland joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1951 and began his diplomatic career in 1952 as an attaché in Casablanca. He went on to serve in various roles, including attaché in Athens, Bonn, and as Second Secretary in Stockholm, and worked as Assistant Secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1958 to 1970. He was appointed Minister at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. in 1970, where he navigated a challenging period of strained relations between Sweden and the U.S. due to the Vietnam War and Prime Minister Olof Palme's criticism of U.S. bombing campaigns. Returning to Sweden in 1974, he became head of the Political Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, later serving as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He managed several crises, i ...
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Leif Larsen
Leif Andreas Larsen Distinguished Service Order, DSO, Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), DSC, Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, CGM, Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom), DSM and Bar (9 January 1906 – 12 October 1990), popularly known as "Shetlands Larsen", was a highly decorated Norway, Norwegian sailor. He was arguably the most famous of the men who operated the Shetland bus escape route during the war. He participated as a volunteer on the Finland, Finnish side during the Winter War and was a soldier in Norwegian Campaign, the defence of Norway following the Operation Weserübung, German invasion at Kongsvinger Fortress. He had excellent leadership skills; one of the British officers at the Shetland base, David Armine Howarth, David Howarth, described him as "one of the most remarkable personalities of the entire Second World War". Larsen preferred to downplay his own role and instead credited his crew for his achievements. Shetland bus Larsen dramatically ...
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Leif Juster
Leif Juster (born Leif Normann Nilsen) (14 February 1910 – 25 November 1995) was a Norwegian comedian, singer and actor, arguably the most popular of his generation in Norway. Juster started out as a variety show performer, and for a period he ran the theater ''Edderkoppen''. Characterised by his unusually tall, lanky figure and squeeky voice, his signature act was the monologue "''Mot normalt''". He also acted in several successful comedies on the big screen, notably '' Den forsvundne pølsemaker'' (1941), '' Det æ'kke te å tru'' (1942), '' En herre med bart'' (1942) and '' Fjols til fjells'' (1957). He was the uncle of another of Norway's most beloved comedians, the late Rolf Just Nilsen. References External links * *Biography. {{DEFAULTSORT:Juster, Leif 1910 births 1995 deaths Norwegian male comedians Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Leonard Statuette winners 20th-century Norwegian male actors 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-c ...
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Leif Hoste
Leif Hoste (born 17 July 1977) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team team . Born in Kortrijk, Hoste's career highlights included winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001, 2006 and 2007 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second-place finish at the 2004, 2006 and 2007 one-day classic Tour of Flanders. At the 2006 Paris–Roubaix, after finishing second, Hoste was disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding through a closed level crossing along with Peter Van Petegem and Vladimir Gusev (who were also disqualified). On 29 March 2013, the Belgian cycling federation began a doping case against Hoste. On 13 July 2014 it was confirmed by the UCI that Hoste had been banned for two years until 29 December 2015 for biological passport irregularities. Major results ;1998 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir : 1st Stage 3 Circuito Montañés ;1999 : 5th ...
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Leif Hård
Leif Hård (born 1944) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Södermanland County Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the ... between May 2018 and September 2018. References 1944 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ...
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Leif Garrett
Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music. He later received much publicity for his drug abuse and legal troubles. Early life Garrett was born in Hollywood, California, to Rik Nervik and actress Carolyn Stellar,'' Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'', Episode 4.7, VH1, December 29, 2010. and started his entertainment career at age five. His father was absent for most of his life. He graduated from high school aged 15. Career Acting career Garrett and his sister Dawn Lyn worked a variety of acting jobs. They co-starred in the horror movie '' Devil Times Five'' as juvenile mental patients who go on a murder spree at an isolated ski resort. Dawn and Leif also guest-starred in an episode of ''Gunsmoke'' as well as ''Wonder Woman''. Garrett's more notable performances include the breakthrough role of Jimmy Henderson in ''Bob & Ca ...
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italians, Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed Voyages of Christopher Columbus, four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European Age of Discovery, exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America. The name ''Christopher Columbus'' is the Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicization of the Latin . Growing up on the coast of Liguria, he went to sea at a young age and traveled widely, as far north as the British Isles and as far south as what is now Ghana. He married Portuguese noblewoman Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, who bore a son, Diego Columbus, Diego, and was based in Lisbon for several years. He later took a Castilian mistress, Beatriz Enríquez de Arana, who bore a son, Ferdinand ...
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