liv
/lɪv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.
name
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."
name
University of Liverpool, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocracy while harkening back to an earlier age:"
- "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
From Khmer លីវ (liiw).
Word Breakdown
- Root: លីវ