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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Volkleib m. Old High German folk 'people, nation, tribe, race' + Gothic laiba, Old High German leitha, Old Norse leif 'relic, souvenir; inheritor'.

The Netherlands
Latin
793 Folclebi (gen) OrkGZ no. 14
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Volkleib". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Volkleib.