Short, simple, cute. I personally love it. "Liv", like, oh my gosh. I had a friend in school who went by Liv, not short for Olivia (pretty name too, actually!) but short for Livinia. I can't remember the spelling but it was such a stunning name, probably about as stunning as her! A shame I can't find her full first name on this site.
― Anonymous User 11/1/2024
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Liv is a cool name, and it’s a cute nickname for Olivia. I prefer it as a nickname for Olivia, as it just seems awkward on its own. I wouldn’t name my daughter Olivia for several reasons, but it is still a pretty name. I would put Olivia on the birth certificate, and call her Liv when she’s little, so at least she has the option and if she wants to, she can switch to the more elegant Olivia, which is perfect for the middle aged women she will one day be.
― Anonymous User 5/5/2023
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I don't understand someone being called just Liv, but it doesn't sound ugly.
― Anonymous User 2/23/2022
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I think Liv is very beautiful. It can be a nickname for Olivia or it can be a name on its own. Either way it's beautiful. There is also a character in the movie Willy's Wonderland and in Scream Season 3 named Liv.
A bearer of this name is the Australian actor Liv Hewson. They are known for being in the horror comedy series Santa Clarita Diet and the comedy drama Dramaworld.
It's okay as a nickname for Olivia, but I prefer Livy. Liv is too juvenile for an actual first name. I also can't help but think of the TV show Liv and Maddie.
The name Liv was given to 413 girls born in the US in 2016.
― Anonymous User 6/8/2017
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Liv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress and former child model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler, and model Bebe Buell. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14 but, after less than a year, she decided to focus on acting. After her film debut Silent Fall, she appeared in supporting roles in Empire Records, Heavy and That Thing You Do!. Tyler later achieved critical recognition in the leading role in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty, playing a teenage girl visiting her deceased mother's artist friends in Italy. She followed this by appearing in supporting roles including Inventing the Abbotts and Robert Altman's black comedy Cookie's Fortune. She also appeared in Armageddon, where she played the daughter of Bruce Willis' character and love interest of Ben Affleck's character.
The name Liv sounds like a name a stripper would use. It makes me think of a trashy girl with a drug problem. I would NEVER give my child this horrible name. I can't even think of a cute nickname for this one. Maybe "Livie", but that just sounds grating to me too. I don't know any Liv's, but if I did, I'd probably assume the worst. Parents, forgo this one.
― Anonymous User 11/19/2016
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I like this name, and Olivia as well. When I hear this name, I think of the Disney Channel Show "Liv & Maddie" starring Dove Cameron as both title roles.