Around the world, Liv (Liv 
, លីវ 
, Лив 
) is quite a common dominantly girly, but seldom male first name. The given name Liv is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a common girly name, Cambodia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Israel, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Cambodia, the United States, and Australia. Likewise, Liv is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Liv | Sweden, Norway, Australia, United States, Denmark |
| លីវ | Cambodia |
| Лив | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Лів | Ukraine |
Liv is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Liv Rooney , the fictional character of Liv and Maddie; Liv Malone , the fictional character from British television series Skins and Liv Flaherty , the character on 'Emmerdale'.
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liv derkert Swedish painter (1918-1938), SE (b. 1918) |
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liv elisabeth hauge Norwegian resistance member (1918–2004), NO (b. 1918) |
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liv kyllingstad godin Norwegian missionary (1918-2012) (b. 1918) |
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liv dommersnes Norwegian actress, NO (b. 1922) |
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liv wilse Norwegian actor and singer (b. 1931) |
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liv thorsen Norwegian actress (1935–2021), NO (b. 1935) |
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liv glaser Norwegian professor, NO (b. 1935) |
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liv ullmann Norwegian actress and director, SE (b. 1938) |
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liv aagot hundevadt (b. 1932) |
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| liv uchermann selmer Norwegian actress, NO (b. 1893) |
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| liv nansen høyer 1893--1958; Heyer Nansen, Liv; Høyer, Liv Nansen (b. 1893) |
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liv køltzow Norwegian writer, NO (b. 1945) |
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| liv hektoen løvland Norwegian actress and politician (1896-1986), NO (b. 1896) |
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liv hege nylund Norwegian actor (b. 1947) |
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liv helene willumsen Norwegian historian (b. 1948) |
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Li, Wilson, Wright, Solberg, Roberts, Jackson, Johnson, Nielsen, Eriksen, Haugen, Anderson, Pedersen, Robinson, Jacobsen, Johansen, Thompson, Williams, Sørensen, Rasmussen, Andersen, Hansen, Nilsen, Thomas, Lee, Berg, Rose, Love, Wang, Marie, Moore, Smith, Brown, Jones, Tyler, Hagen, Olsen, Martin, Morgan, Miller, Larsen, Jensen, Taylor, Christensen, and Kristiansen