Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "dear, beloved" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesleof(Anglo-Saxon) leub(Frankish) liob(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsLeeba, Liba, Lieber(Yiddish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 332. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 241.