"Liv" meaning in English

See Liv in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lɪv/, /liːv/
Rhymes: -ɪv, -iːv Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Liv
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.
    Sense id: en-Liv-en-name-HDVCHvpp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 6 33 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 29 11 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 28 8 33 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /lɪv/, /liːv/
Rhymes: -ɪv, -iːv Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Liv
  1. 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." Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, Ethnonyms
    Sense id: en-Liv-en-name-VkYkQil8 Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 38 50 3 8 1 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 14 36 19 13 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 6 33 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 29 11 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 28 8 33 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /lɪv/, /liːv/
Rhymes: -ɪv, -iːv Etymology: From Khmer លីវ (liiw). Etymology templates: {{der|en|km|លីវ}} Khmer លីវ (liiw) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Liv
  1. A surname from Khmer.
    Sense id: en-Liv-en-name-KIfcPjtj Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 29 11 29 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

IPA: /lɪv/, /liːv/
Rhymes: -ɪv, -iːv Etymology: Shortened form of Liverpool created by taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Liv
  1. (after a qualification) University of Liverpool, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
    Sense id: en-Liv-en-name-v18btf9F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English post-nominal letters denoting institutions, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 6 33 4 Disambiguation of English post-nominal letters denoting institutions: 20 23 3 52 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 29 11 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 28 8 33 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: /lɪv/, /liːv/ Forms: Livs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪv, -iːv Head templates: {{en-noun}} Liv (plural Livs)
  1. A member of the Livonian people.
    Sense id: en-Liv-en-noun-aZOAe3Kv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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