Liv
See also: liv, LIV, lív, and Lív
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪv/ for Etymology 1, 3
- Rhymes: -ɪv
- IPA(key): /liːv/ for Etymology 2
- Rhymes: -iːv
Proper noun
Liv
- A diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.
- 2012, Jonathan Dennis, The good die and the bad live on (page 209)
- I had my essay on a memory stick so it just needed to be printed out in the Arts Fac; I'd intended to re-read it for sense but meeting Liv seemed more important.
- 2012, Jonathan Dennis, The good die and the bad live on (page 209)
Proper noun
Liv
- A female given name. From Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish, from Old Norse "hlíf," meaning "defense, protection; byrnie, shield" Influenced by the modern Scandinavian word "liv" meaning "life."
Noun
Liv (plural Livs)
- A member of the Livonian people.
- 1995, Andrejs Plakans, The Latvians: A Short History (page 16)
- We must assume that possession of the lands occupied by the Livs was simply asserted, just as designating the entire littoral as Livonia was asserted before the territory was fully conquered.
- 1995, Andrejs Plakans, The Latvians: A Short History (page 16)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hlíf (“protection”), today associated with the vocabulary word liv (“life”).
Proper noun
Liv
- A female given name.
Related terms
- Liva
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
- A female given name.
Related terms
- Live
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- 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.