Liv (given name)
Liv is a female first name.
Origin
Liv is originally from the Old Norse ' hLIF ' (protection, defense). In the modern Scandinavian languages, the name is now also homofon with the word ' live ' (life), which actually has a different origin ( Old Norse ' LIF ').
Bearers of the name
First name
- Liv Kristine (born 1976 ), Norwegian singer
- Liv Signe Navarsete (born 1958 ), Norwegian politician
- Liv Grete Poirée ( b. 1974 ), Norwegian biathlete
- Liv Tyler ( born 1977 ), American actress
- Liv Ullmann ( born 1938 ), Norwegian actress and director
Family name
- Stefan Liv (1980-2011), Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper
Others
- Eva- Liv Island, island in the archipelago of Franz Josef Land
- Abbreviation for teachers in preparation service, including in Hesse
- Abbreviation for Landesinnungsverband
- A method for the characterization of the laser diode, see LIV characterization