Liv 1

I'm just so pleased that this website separates Liv "leev" the Scandinavian name from Liv "live" the nickname for Olivia into two names (Liv1 and Liv2). They are indeed two different words, two different pronunciations, and two different names, and they have two different meanings.

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Thus, Liv Ullmann is is "leev" (no matter how many times you've heard someone say "live," her name is "leev" in Norwegian). Confusingly, Liv Tyler (whose mother named her after Liv Ullmann) uses the "live" pronunciation, but that should be seen as an idiosyncrasy. In the end, parents gets to pick the spelling and pronunciation of their children's names, and children can modify those freely as they wish, even if they differ from convention or tradition. But I'm really glad BehindtheName.com really researches and provides accurate, detailed, and above all correct etymologies and other name information. It is so much better than other name websites in this regard. Thank you!

This is also a diminutive of Olivia. [noted -ed]

Also the short form of Olivia.

Could also be short for Olive.

This can also be a nickname for Olivia or Livia.

I fancied it to be a pet form of Olivia or Lavinia or the like. I suppose not!