Lieve

Lieve is a Dutch language feminine name derived from the Godelieve ("dear to God"), a female 11th-century Flemish saint. The masculine given name is probably a form of Lieven. 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