Girl · Old Norse
Liv
Say it: LEEV
Meaning
Usually traced to Old Norse hlíf 'protection, shelter', though it is now understood in Norwegian and Swedish as liv 'life'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Became popular in Norway during the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 5,056 babies given this name since 1956
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 3,800 girls
- 426 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Hlíf |
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Famous bearers
- Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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