Līva

See also: Liva, liva, and líva

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1461. Possibly from Līvija (“Livia”), or a feminine form of the rare medieval name Līvs, from līvs (“Livonian”). Compare Danish Liva.

Proper noun

Līva f

1. a female given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Līva was the only given name of 1970 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.