Type Word & Element Usage Old High German Meaning & History Old High German word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureslaibu(Frankish) laibō(Old Germanic) leif(Old Norse) leva(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantsArlet(Catalan) Arlette(French) Detlef, Detlev(German) Herleva, Theotleib(Germanic) Detlef, Detlev(Low German) Herleif(Norwegian) Herleif, Herleifr(Old Norse) Arleth(Spanish (Latin American))