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My name is Livia. I was named after my maternal grandmother who came to America from Italy. People usually call me Liv or Livi. I prefer to be called Livia or Liv. I'm proud to have my grandmothers' name.

Personal experiences with the name Livia

Livia is my grandmother's name. She was given her name by her older brother (by 7 years), Livio, who wanted to name his new sister after himself! She immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1928 as a child, and was given the name Laura by her school teachers because they thought it was a more fitting American name. Now, as an 88-year-old woman, she goes by Livia, pronounced LEE-vee-a.

My cousin's name is Livia and she's wicked cool.

Nicknames for Livia

Liv, Livy

My name is Livia and people normally call me Liv or Liv-Liv. Sometimes even Libby or Liddy!

We call my best friend Livi or Lia

Meanings and history of the name Livia

Feminine form of the Latin name Livius.

Famous real-life people named Livia

Livia Drusilla, wife of Caesar Augustus and mother of the Julio-Claudian emperor Tiberius, ancestress of Nero, Caligula, and Clauduis. She is given a pretty harsh critique in Robert Graves's novel "I, Claudius"

Livia in song, story & screen

Livia is the manipulative, troubled mother of Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos"
Livia Beale, a fictional character on the television drama Journeyman
Livia Frye, a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children
Livia is Xena's daughter on Xena: Warrior Princess