How would you say...?

[Salsa]

Liev
Leiv
Lief
Leif

and does anyone know any etomology (sp?) about these? I think the first and last ones are Russian and Norse.

[Aimz]

Liev is actually pronounced Lau (like bough) but can also be pronounced Lee-ev.

HTH

[Aimz]

Oops double post

[AliBaby]

Liev & Leiv - I would pronounce the same and say it phonetically Liv
Lief & Leif - I would pronounce the same and say it how you would say leaf (as in a leaf on a tree)

having said that, If I was told I was pronouncing it wrong, I would say it how the parents intended it to sound.

[Pandora]

Liev id pronounce Leave
Leiv id pronounce live with a long I sound
Leif and Lief probably leaf or layf, like Leif Garret

[anewyorkoriginal]

Liev is actually writing Lev (the meaning of the name is Heart and the origin of the name Lev is Hebrew).
And the origin of the name Leif is Scandinavian, meaning of the name is Heir.
This is all I know, good luck with naming!

[Nai]

Leif, I would pronounce like Layf (like Leif Garret as RayRay said - showing our age here Ray )