Lyv

The name Lyv is a variant of Liv. A diminutive of Olivia, Liv is a name of Norse origin. From the Old Norse word, 'hilf', meaning 'life'. The meaning of Lyv is 'protection', and it means 'peaceful' and 'olive' in contemporary Scandinavian. Livi, Livie, Livy, Lyv, Lyvi, Lyvie, Lyvy, Liv are alternatives to the name. Shakespeare used the name Olivia in the play 'Twelfth Night'. A famous person with the original meaning of the name Lyv, is Olivia Newton-John, an American actress, who starred alongside John Travolta in the movie 'Greece'. Another person with this name is Olivia Colman, an actress who plays Queen Elizabeth in the series, 'The Crown'.