Livia
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English
Etymology
From Latin Livia, feminine form of Livius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.
Proper noun
Livia
- A female given name from Latin.
- c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- 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
Translations
female given name
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Livia
- a female given name
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Livia f
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Livia
- (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
