Leven

Leven
This name is derived from the Middle English given name "Lefwine", (Old English "Leofwine"), composed of the elements "laof" meaning "dear" or "beloved", plus, "wine" a friend. One Wilfricus filius (son of) Leofwini is recorded in the Old English Bynames Register in 1010. The surname may also be derived from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic Mac Giolla Giullin, "son of (mac) the servant of (giolla) William". The modern idiom of the spelling includes Lewins, Lewen, Livens, Levens. In 1660 Elonor Lewen was born at Kirk Michael, Isle of Man. George, son of Thomas and Mary Lewens, was christened in London in March 1700. Jemima Scot Lewen was born in East Lothian, Haddington, Scotland on the 29th July 1869. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Lewyn, which was dated 1230, in the "Northamptonshire Register", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Leven — Lev en (l[e^]v en), n. [See {Levin}.] Lightning. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Wild thunder dint and fiery leven. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leven —    LEVEN, a sea port and ancient burgh of barony, and a bathing place, in the parish of Scoonie, district of Kirkcaldy, county of Fife, 3 miles (W. S. W) from Largo, and 9 (N. E.) from Kirkcaldy; containing 1827 inhabitants. This place, which is… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Leven — Leven, 1) (Loch L.), See in der schottischen Grafschaft Kinroß, sehr fischreich; aus ihm fließt der L. River, welcher die Grafschaft Fife durchschneidet u. in den Firth of Forth (Nordsee) mündet, wo er einen Hafen bildet; 2) Nebenfluß des Clyde… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Leven [1] — Leven (Loch L., spr. loch liwen), See in der schott. Grafschaft Kinroß, 5,6 km lang und bis 3 km breit, mit dem Schloß auf einer Felseninsel, worin Maria Stuart 1567 gezwungen ward, dem Thron zu entsagen. Forellenfischerei. Den Abfluß bildet der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Leven [2] — Leven (spr. līwen), Stadt in Fifeshire (Schottland), an der Mündung des Flusses L. in den Firth of Forth, mit einem Dock, Leinenindustrie, Seilerei, Eisengießerei und (1901) 5577 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Leven — Leven, Loch L. (spr. lock lihwĕn oder lewwĕn), See in der schott. Grafsch. Kinroß, fließt durch den Fluß L. zum Firth of Forth ab, 14 qkm …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Levén — John Gunnar Levén (* 25. Oktober 1963 in Stockholm) ist Bassist der schwedischen Rockband Europe. Levén ist geschieden und hat zwei Söhne, Alex und Daniel. John Levén zog im Alter von sieben Jahren in den Stockholmer Vorort Upplands Väsby, wo… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Leven — Fife Leven est une ville écossaise de la région administrative de Fife sur l estuaire du Forth ou Firth of Forth. Jumelage Holzminden …   Wikipédia en Français

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