name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.
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Standard Lemma guide
Liv
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/lɪv/
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rhymes with -ɪv
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/liːv/
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rhymes with -iːv
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
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."
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name
Meaning 3
A surname from Khmer.
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name
Meaning 4
University of Liverpool, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
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noun
Meaning 5
A member of the Livonian people.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
being four more than fifty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fifty-four, 54
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History
Etymology
From Khmer លីវ (liiw).
Shortened form of Liverpool created by taking the first three letters.