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Leven.

A coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3800).

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3800).

  2. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1045).

  3. A short river in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, which flows from Loch Lomond to the Firth of Clyde.

  4. A river in Perth and Kinross council area and Fife council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Leven to the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven.

  5. A short river in Cumbria, England, which flows from Lake Windermere to Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.

  6. A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Tees.

  7. A Scottish earldom.

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  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Various origins: * A variant of the surname Levin. * From the Old English personal name Lēofwine, composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) + wine (“friend”). * Borrowed from German Leven, a surname which shares the same origin of the Old English personal name. * Habitational surname from any of various places in Scotland and England.

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