Livia

See also: livia and Lívia

English

Etymology

From Latin Livia, feminine form of Livius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.

Proper noun

Livia

1. A female given name from Latin.
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     Some nobler token I have kept apart / For Livia and Octavia, to induce / Their mediation; […]

Usage notes

• Also used as a short form of Olivia.

Related terms

• Livy

Translations

female given name

• French: Livie (fr) f
• Italian: Livia (it)
• Latin: Livia
• Latvian: Līvija f
• Portuguese: Lívia (pt) f
• Romanian: Livia (ro) f
• Serbo-Croatian: Livija (sh)
• Swedish: Livia (sv)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːvɪ̯a]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Li‧vi‧a

Proper noun

Livia

1. a female given name

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.vja/
• Rhymes: -ivja
• Hyphenation: Lì‧via

Proper noun

Livia f

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Livia
2. (historical) former name of Forli, the capital city of the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Further reading

• Livia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• viali, vilia