Etymology

From dzīves ‎(“life[gen.]”) +‎ biedrene ‎(“(female) companion, comrade”) (with biedrene from biedrs ‎(“companion, comrade”) +‎ -ene ‎(“fem.”), or from dzīvesbiedrs ‎(“companion, comrade”) +‎ -ene ‎(“fem.”) (with dzīvesbiedrs from dzīves ‎(“life[gen.]”) +‎ biedrs ‎(“companion, comrade”)).