How to pronounce Leif?

Leif is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l ai f ]

l	ai	f
let	pain	fan

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It's like Layf. ei in the American English name is always a long A sound, as in neighbor or weight. The only reason Americans have adopted leaf is because of early mishearing's and the only relatable sound being leaf as a leaf on a tree. There is literally no justifiable reason Americans should be saying it as leaf unless it is a personal preference. Also even if a larger group of people believe something over a smaller group does not make the larger group correct, this just means that more people are wrong.

This is a Scandinavian name, and in Norway and Sweden, the name is pronounced more like "Life"

Rhymes with safe.

Leif is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l EE f ]

l	EE	f
let	see	fan

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Leif is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Lai f ]

f

fan

first name

Norwegian, Icelandic

Male

L ai f

first name

Norwegian, Icelandic

Male

‘leaf’