Leaf: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Leaf – Meaning: taken directly from the plant word "leaf," used as a nature-inspired name – Origin: Old English – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: LEEF


Leaf is an Old English boy's name meaning “taken directly from the plant word "leaf," used as a nature-inspired name”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Leaf

Meaning: Taken directly from the plant word "leaf," used as a nature-inspired name.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Leaf

Phonetic: LEEF   IPA: /liːf/

Popularity of Leaf

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1971–2021.

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