45%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Germanic (Latinized) [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Goteleib. This was the name of an 11th-century Flemish saint who was murdered on her husband's orders. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsgod/got + leub/liobOther Languages & CulturesGodelieve, Lieve(Flemish) Categories beloved, feminine forms, Latinizations, love, martyrs, saints, theophoric names, victims, women and death Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 683.