Liv

Liv is a girl name of Norse origin, meaning Life; protection.

What Liv means

Life; protection.

Liv is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Liv comes from

Old Norse names are usually compounds drawn from the natural world, from battle, or from the gods, carried across northern Europe by Scandinavian settlement.

Liv is recorded as Norse in origin. Browse other Norse names.

How popular is Liv?

You will not find Liv in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Liv

Liv sits in our Life group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Life

Names like Liv

These share Liv's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Dagny — New day.
• Embla — Elm; the first woman.
• Ava — Life, bird, living one.
• Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
• Evelyn — Wished-for child; life.
• Zoe — Life.
• Aisha — Alive; living.
• Aiyana — Eternal blossom.
• Anastasia — Resurrection; rebirth.
• April — Opening buds of spring.
• Asha — Life; hope.
• Aviva — Springlike; fresh.

More Norse names

• Leif — Heir; descendant.
• Odin — All-father; god of wisdom and war.
• Ingrid — Beautiful, beloved (of the god Ing).
• Ralph — Wolf counsel; wise wolf.
• Harold — Army ruler; a leader.
• Roald — Famous ruler.
• Gunnar — Bold warrior.
• Saga — A story; goddess of wisdom.
• Gerda — Protection; enclosure.
• Sigrid — Beautiful victory.