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leven¹

  • /ˈlɛvən/

Rhymes with -ɛvən

Where it comes from

See eleven.

number 'leven · leben

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of eleven

leven²

  • /ˈlɛvən/

Rhymes with -ɛvən

Where it comes from

See levin.

noun

  1. alternative, obsolete Alternative spelling of levin (“lightning”).

leven³

  • /ˈlɛvən/

Rhymes with -ɛvən

Where it comes from

See leaven

verb levens · levening · levened

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of leaven

Leven⁴

  • /ˈlɛvən/
  • /ˈliːvən/

proper noun

  1. A coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3800).
  2. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1045).
  3. A short river in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, which flows from Loch Lomond to the Firth of Clyde.
  4. 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.
  5. A short river in Cumbria, England, which flows from Lake Windermere to Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
  6. A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Tees.
  7. A Scottish earldom.
  8. A unisex given name.

Leven⁵

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Levens

  1. A surname.

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"leven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leven. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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leven. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leven

Chicago

"leven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leven.

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@misc{leven_2026,
  title = {leven},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leven},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}