English

Proper noun

Livia

1. A female given name.
   • 1607 William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act V, Scene II:

     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

• Livy

Translations

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːvɪ̯a]
• Hyphenation: Li‧vi‧a

Proper noun

Livia

1. A female given name.

Italian

Proper noun

Livia f

1. A female given name derived from Latin Livia.

Anagrams

• viali

Latin

Adjective

livia

1. (New Latin) bluish

Usage notes

• A specific epithet for several species.

Synonyms

• līvidus

Derived terms

• Columba livia
• Anomala livia
• Anthrax livia

References

• LIVIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• livia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• livia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray