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What does Liv mean?
Liv 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced liv, leev. It is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Liv is "defense". Also short form of Olivia. Made familiar by actress Liv Ullman. Actress Liv Tyler.
STARTS WITH Li-
ASSOCIATED WITH norse
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA OLIVIA Liva, Livia▲, Livie, Livvie, Livvy, Olia, Oliva, Olive▼, Olva
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Liv Romina (L.R.), ..
How popular is Liv?
Liv is a rare first name for females but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#56979 out of 150436, Top 38%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Liv was first listed in 2004 and reached its top rank of #674 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is presently at #684. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Liv (#684 A YEAR AGO) are Olivia (#2), Olive (#270), Livia (#676) and Oliva. Other variants, like Livie, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Liv was at its highest in the year 2014 (MEDIAN #746) and is almost as widespread today (#726, ▼2.9%), but with the version Olive falling out of fashion. Liv, Livia and Olivia are three of the more chic girl names in this list.
Similar Names
Liv▲ is pronounced similarly to Love. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Lia▲, Lib, Lil, Lin, Lis, Livy, Liz▼, Viv and Ziv. These names tend to be more commonly used than Liv.
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