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Liv

//lɪv// name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    being four more than fifty wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.

    "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."

  2. 2
    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."
  3. 3
    A surname from Khmer.
  4. 4
    University of Liverpool, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Livonian people.

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Khmer លីវ (liiw).

Etymology 2

Shortened form of Liverpool created by taking the first three letters.

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