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Liv

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 03/05/2014 23:41

Can I have just Liv? DD is just Meg, so im not averse to having a shorter name on the BC but I love Olive and DH loves Liv.

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CoreyTrevorLahey · 04/05/2014 08:06

Liv is great! If it's a full name in languages other than English, then it's a full name.

SS3J · 04/05/2014 07:59

You could. But if you can't decide then put Olive on the birth certificate and call her Liv for short if you want to!

Lannypanny123 · 04/05/2014 07:49

I think Liv is loverly and wants the point in putting a name on the birth certificate you don't love,

My auntie give her daughter a NN name 17 years ago but after pressure from people put a full name on her BC my cousin has never ever used this name and if people find out about it she hates it and they can't believe it's her full name as she's never been known as it, my aunt regrets not just giving her the NN

JapaneseMargaret · 04/05/2014 02:40

I have to say, squoosh's descriptions are bang on the money.

I'm not one for diminutive names on birth certificates, but that's just me - I can fully see why some people prefer just to go with the shortened version.

If you like just Liv, call her just Liv.

squoosh · 04/05/2014 02:35

Olive - ugly
Olivia - boring
Liv - just lovely

I love short names and think there's something beautifully sparse about having a Meg and a Liv.

Do it.

WhereHas1999DissappearedToo · 04/05/2014 02:11

Liv is a lovely name, I know a girl called just Liv and she is lovely.

Graciejoylove8 · 04/05/2014 00:46

I dislike olive and Olivia- but love Liv
More attitude and less common.
Go for it.

iK8 · 04/05/2014 00:41

Liv is a marvellous name. It's also a proper name in its own right.

Alisvolatpropiis · 04/05/2014 00:34

Yes you can. It is a name in it's own right, it isn't merely a short form. It has both a Hebrew (defence/protection) and Norse (life) root.

People will assume that it is short for Olivia though because it so popular at present, so you might have to explain that to people.

nooka · 04/05/2014 00:00

Personally I wouldn't, but then I would have opted for Margaret rather than Meg as I don't like diminutives as given names and I like lots of options for children to use variants of their names as they choose.

However your taste is obviously very different to mine, and Liv seems quite similar to Meg to me. Do either of you like Livia? If you use Olive there's nothing to stop your dh calling her Liv though and then you'd both be happy. Both my children use four or five versions of the names on a regular basis with different people (dh and I use a few more too!) and its' really not an issue.

Appletini · 03/05/2014 23:46

You can - I know a Liv, she's half Norwegian.

WaxyDaisy · 03/05/2014 23:42

If you both love Liv then call her Liv Smile