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Gender: Female Meaning of Liv: "life" Origin of Liv: Norse Liv's Popularity in 2017: #675

The name Liv is a girl's name of Norse origin meaning "life". Liv is ranked #675 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Middle Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like ""Don't call me ___, I go by ___"".

From the experts:

The fame of actress and Aerosmith daughter Liv Tyler helped to infuse life into this short but solid Scandinavian name that was chosen for her daughter by Julianne Moore.

Liv Tyler was given the name after her mother, Bebe Buell, saw an image of Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann on the cover of TV Guide shortly before her daughter's birth.

Liv combines the succinct charm of a nickname—people might assume it's short for Olivia—with the solidity of being a classic stand-alone Scandinavian name with a life-force meaning.

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Famous People Named Liv

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Liv Rundgren Tyler, American actress, daughter of singer Steven Tyler
Liv Johanne Ullmann, Norwegian actress and director
Liv Lindeland, Norwegian model and actress
Liv Kristine (Espenæs Krull), Norwegian heavy metal singer of bands Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes
Olivia "Liv" Boeree, English poker player, presenter and model
Liv Ragnheim Arnesen, Norwegian skier and adventurer
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée, Norwegian Olympic biathlete
Liv Strædet, Norwegian footballer
Liv Helen Freundlich (b.2002), daughter of actress Julianne Moore
Liv Elena Roberts (b.2013), daughter of American actress Alana de la Garza
Liv Ezra (b.2016), daughter of model Bar Rafaeli and Adi Ezra
Liv Lee North (b.2017), daughter of Jon and Jessica North

Pop Culture References for the name Liv

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Olivia "Liv" Benson, detective on Law & Order: SVU
Olivia "Liv" Lerner, character in movie "Bride Wars"
Liv, character in movie "Duets"
Olivia "Liv" Rooney, character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
Olivia "Liv" Durand, a character in Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia's Caster Chronicles
Liv Malone, character on TV's "Skins"
Liv Parker, character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
Olivia "Liv" Moore, main character on TV's "iZombie"
Liv Lambros, character in Rachael Allen's "The Revenge Playbook"

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Comments

22Liveliv Says:

2018-06-20T06:10:17

This is my name... I used to not like it when i was Little, but now I love it and am proud of it. I don't love main stream names, so this name is perfect for me i think

Ella Says:

2017-10-18T19:43:53

Liv & Maddie ruined this name.

indiefendi2 Says:

2017-01-13T01:54:24

true.

Theodora_Phoenix Says:

2016-12-02T19:47:47

Hahaha, Oh my gosh, I forgot about that comment. Oops! I was very blunt back then, and didn't really think about what I was posting. I regret it all, though, and try to make better comments these days.

Sel Says:

2016-11-27T01:43:30

Yuck? Seriously? Your name is Theodora, really no room to talk. 🙄 And for the record I was being sarcastic if you couldn't tell.

dancinberry Says:

2016-09-18T18:28:02

My name. Originally Olivia, but it reminded me of olives and I hate olives. But I love the name Liv, "short and solid", like me (:

autumnreverie Says:

2016-05-31T04:18:54

It also means "protection."

EW314 Says:

2016-01-27T10:42:47

I really, really love this! I love its strength, brevity and lightness. I like it pronounced "authentically" (leev), but I also like the anglicised pronunciation (liv), and I'd probably go with the latter to avoid constant mispronunciation here in the UK. I'd definitely use this for a daughter!

georgiaO Says:

2015-10-09T16:50:41

The pronounciation for this in Norse is Leev and not Liv?

georgiaO Says:

2015-10-08T02:28:55

I love it much more than Livia or Olivia, so cute! It means "life" in Sweden, so I'm all for it :)

TheHumanCanvas Says:

2015-08-27T21:46:47

I didn't realise this was a name separate from Olivia... cool.

Jo Jo Says:

2015-05-12T16:57:16

So true, what a bummer 😔

GuineapigGirl15 Says:

2015-04-23T01:48:32

I like this name.I mean,it's not bad.It sounds pretty cool though.I also love the spelling! :)

Bobcat108 Says:

2015-04-09T00:56:38

I much prefer Livia to Olivia, but like Liv as a nn for either. A good friend has a five-year-old named Olivia & usually calls her Liv.

CupcakeGirl13 Says:

2015-03-25T23:54:00

Cool:)

Guest Says:

2014-12-03T22:29:22

Whenever I hear this lovely gem in everyday life it's Olivia's nickname. That kinda ruins it for me 😴

jordalini Says:

2014-10-15T05:37:09

I like this much more than Olivia, but I am partial to Scandinavian names :)

DaisyLiv Says:

2014-09-02T05:45:31

I am well aware of that:)

namenerd8 Says:

2014-08-31T13:36:56

Random fun fact: Mia Tyler is the name of Liv Tyler's half sister

DaisyLiv Says:

2014-08-31T08:32:11

I am obsessed with this name, part of it is due to Liv Tyler. This will probably end up being my kid's name. I'm set on short names. I also love Mia, but Liv is a lot fresher.

HatCollecter Says:

2014-08-26T11:50:23

that's my friend's name we call her Liv though.

alexakayj Says:

2014-07-30T23:03:51

The norse pronunciation as actually "Leev" for Liv.

Theodora_Phoenix Says:

2014-06-22T18:28:45

Yuck.

NaomiNY Says:

2014-06-22T18:22:46

I love this as a nickname for Olivia :)

Guest Says:

2014-06-22T17:51:20

At the bottom of the 1000, just how I like it! *evil laughter*


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