Admittedly, I don't mind this one, for some reason. Maybe it's because I can still pronounce it the same way as Olivia, haha. It's more of a character/middle name thing. I agree with the other commenters- the nickname Lyv/Lyvvie are cute.
My name happens to be Olyvia. I may have my name mispelled a lot but it's something I have learned to cope with. I do not think of my name to be a bad spelling of Olivia. I like how it's spelled differently than others because it's unique. No name should have a set spelling of how it should or shouldn't be spelled.
This name looks almost like it should be the Polish variant of Olivia, what with their variant of Priscilla being Priscylla, and a couple other cases I can't think of off the bat. However, I see no practical reason why Olyvia should be used instead of Olivia. A child named Olyvia would have her name misspelled her whole life (although the nickname "Lyv" does look cool).
― Anonymous User 8/25/2011
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This is just a really bad spelling of Olivia. Replacing an 'I' with a 'Y' does not make this name new or fresh. It's still pronounced the same, so please if you're going to name your daughter Olivia, please spell it Olivia! :)
― Anonymous User 1/5/2009
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Olyvia, a modern variant of the classic name Olivia, is a beautiful and feminine name. The nickname Lyv can also be used to address an Olyvia; this has positive connotations as it is synonym to 'live'.
Olivia is much better than this sorry attempt at uniqueness.