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Leven , town (1991 pop. 8,591), Fife, E Scotland, at the mouth of the Leven River on the Firth of Forth. It is a summer resort, famous for its golf links and beaches.

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Leven, Scotland/UK A town, loch, and river after which the town and loch are named. Its name, from the Gaelic leamhain, means ‘Elm River’. These are in Fife and Kinross. There are other Levens: for example, the River Leven that drains Loch Lomond.

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Leven Fife. Levin c.1535. ‘(Place on) the River Leven’. The river name means ‘elm river’ (Gaelic leamhain).

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