Name «Liub»

The name "Liub" has a Proto-Slavic origin and is a shortened form derived from bi-derivational formations. It contains a prepositional (before the word) or postpositional (after the word) component consisting of an adjectival or verbal root "-liub-", meaning "beloved," "dear," or "precious." This name has served as a basis for other names such as Lyubomysl, Lyuborada, or Boholyub, Vole-liub.The first written references to this name date back to 1205: Liub - a boyar from Volodymyr-Volynskyi who died near the city of Chervyn. Subsequently, patronymics and surnames derived from the name "Liub," for example, Liubych in 1478. There is also a village named Liubovets, first mentioned in 1337 in the Prešov region. In Belarus, the patronymic Lubowicz has been recorded, while in the Czech Republic, the name Lub exists.