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Lejs
I came across this name on a little boy. Does anyone have any information about Lejs? It's possible he was from the Balkans.

* Ellen * Astrid * Eira * August * Isidore * Emmanuel *
but she wants to be sure 'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
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I can confirm that the name is used by Bosnian Muslims, apparently for both genders. It's derived from Arabic, but couldn't find any definite source.
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From what I can tell, Lejs is a name mainly used in Bosnia, and its origins are in Arabic. It means "lion" or "strong person." Source: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lejs&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmeaning%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bname%2Blejs%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dtablet-android-toshiba%26sa%3DX%26hl%3Den%26source%3Dandroid-browser-type%26v%3D141400000%26nirf%3Dmeaning%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bname%2Blegs%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D800Whew. The language is somewhat skewed because the page was written in German, so I had to run it through Google translate. Of course, this comes from Wikipedia, so you may want to take it with a grain of salt.
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