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Norwegian name derived from the Old Norse name Eilífr. It consists of the name parts "ei" and "liv" which comes from Proto-Norse "aina" (one, alone) and "laibaR" (life). Together it means "solo heir".

Other Old Norse variants of the name is ÆilífR and ÆileifR. Another Norwegian version is Eilif.
Different languages have differnt versions of the name:
Swedish: Elof
Danish: Ejlif
Icelandic: Eilífur
German: Elov
Old English: Aleof
Eg heiter Eiliv. (my name is Eiliv)

Anglophone: What's your name?

Eiliv: I'm Eiliv.
Anglophone: Aylif?
Eiliv: No, Eiliv.
Anglophone: Eylif?
Eiliv: No! It's Eiliv.
Eiliv by Reduflux August 13, 2017
One of the Norwegian words for Norway. It comes from Old Norse "Noreg" which comes from the even older "Norðvegr". The Old Norse word still lives in New Norse(nynorsk) which is another version of the Norwegian written language.
Jeg bor i Norge, det fineste landet i hele verden.
Norge by Reduflux March 26, 2017