Liv

See also liv, and LIV

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪv

Proper noun

Liv

1. A diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hlíf (“protection”), today associated with the vocabulary word liv (“life”).

Proper noun

Liv

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Liva

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse hlíf (“protection”), today associated with the vocabulary word liv (“life”). In Norse mythology Lif is the woman who will survive Ragnarok.

Proper noun

Liv

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Live

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 24 949 females with the given name Liv living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.