Lieven is a Dutch language masculine given name. A Germanic name, it derives from Lief-win, meaning "dear friend" (lieve still means "dear" in Dutch). The name was popular in the Low Countries through the Anglo-Saxon missionary Liafwin (Lieven in some sources and Latinized Lebuinus) who died around 775 in Deventer.[1] Veneration of Saint Livinus of Ghent (supposedly c.580–657), who was probably invented in the 10th or 11th century and modeled after Lebuinus, made the name popular in Flanders and especially Ghent. Alternative spellings are Lieve, Lievin and the French-appearing Liévin.[2] People with the name include:

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  1. ^ Lieven at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
  2. ^ Liévin at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.