Correct pronunciation of Liev

futuremama · September 14, 2021, 9:29pm

I’ve heard both leev & lee-EV, but I’m not sure which is correct

snowmaiden · September 14, 2021, 9:46pm

I’d say it lee-EV, myself

MichelleM · September 15, 2021, 12:17am

Oh, I love Liev!!! I say Lee-ev. I think that’s right? It’s a Yiddish form of [name_m]Lev[/name_m] (all of my great grandparents spoke Yiddish as a first language), & means ‘heart’.

elanorelle · September 16, 2021, 1:15pm

I say lee-EV, but I cannot say for sure if that’s correct.

oregano7 · September 16, 2021, 1:30pm

I also think it’s lee-EV but have never actually encountered it in real life.