Lieve is a Dutch language feminine name derived from the Godelieve ("dear to God"), a female 11th-century Flemish saint.Lieve at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. The masculine given name is probably a form of Lieven.Lieven at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. Both names contain the Germanic element "lief-" ("dear") and lief and lieve still retain that meaning in Dutch. People with the name include:
Feminine Lieve Fransen (born 1950), Belgian HIV/AIDS activist Lieve Joris (born 1953), Belgian non-fiction writer Lieve van Kessel (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player Lieve Maes (born 1960), Belgian N-VA politician Lieve Slegers (born 1965), Belgian long-distance runner Lieve Van Ermen (born 1948), Belgian politician and cardiologist Lieve Wierinck (born 1957), Belgian VLD politician and MEP
Masculine Lieve Geelvinck (1676–1743), Dutch administrator of the Dutch East India Company, mayor of Amsterdam Lieve Verschuier (1627–1686), Dutch maritime painter
See also Lieve Hugo (1934–1975), stage name ("Dear Hugo") of the Surinamese singer J.T. Hugo Uiterloo Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, 17th century canal house, house church, and museum in the city center of Amsterdam, Netherlands Onze Lieve Vrouweplein, square in the centre of Maastricht in The Netherlands Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ten Troost, simply known as the Troostkerk, is a basilica in Vilvoorde, Belgium Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Belgian village roughly 10 km east of Mechelen
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