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Livia

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Boboboo · 27/12/2020 12:23

Is it too close to Olivia? Will she have to correct people all the time?

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daisypond · 01/01/2021 12:52

@wherewildthingsare

Ummm sounds a bit like libia
And what is the problem with that? And it doesn’t anyway.
wherewildthingsare · 01/01/2021 11:36

Ummm sounds a bit like libia

annesven · 01/01/2021 11:02

I prefer it compared to Olivia

whoamongstus · 31/12/2020 11:46

I know a Livia and I've always loved it!

AlwaysLatte · 31/12/2020 11:05

It's lovely but the two Livias I know are actually Olivia - I'm guessing there will be corrections.

NewnameNelly · 31/12/2020 11:03

Lovely!

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Boboboo · 31/12/2020 10:58

Thank you for all of your comments. It's still my front runner but DH isn't completely sold!

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sandandso · 30/12/2020 19:14

Yes. That, or they'll think she's called Lydia.

Vitaminsss · 30/12/2020 13:53

I think it sounds a bit incomplete a name by itself.

Olivia would naturally get shorted to Liv/Livia etc by friends/teachers etc

MimiDaisy11 · 30/12/2020 13:50

I'm wondering what accent you need to hear "labia" - I don't hear it at all.
I do think that because Olivia is so popular it will get confused for it. I'd prefer something a bit more distinct like Lydia.

Joolsin · 30/12/2020 13:39

It's a beautiful name, especially when pronounced the Italian way - Leevia. I say go for it!

partyatthepalace · 30/12/2020 12:21

@Northernsoullover

Beautiful but you are setting someone up with: Can I take your name? Livia. Olivia? No, Livia, no O.
This is true but it’s a lovely name so I wouldn’t let it stop me if I really liked it.

If it does bother you Lydia is nice alternative.

daisypond · 30/12/2020 12:15

I like it. It’s a much older name than Olivia.

Poppynit · 30/12/2020 12:11

It does sound pretty but it's too close to Livial for me - a brand of drug commonly used for menopausal hormone therapy...

QuantumJump · 30/12/2020 11:04

I like it

YoniAndGuy · 30/12/2020 10:53

Yes, everyone will assume she's Olivia... like half the population. I know several Olivias and most of them are Livvy by the time they're 7.

How about Lavinia?

MercyBodle · 30/12/2020 08:32

Livia is lovely. And of course there will be times when people mistake it for Olivia, but I wouldn't let that put me off. I have a very popular name spelt and pronounced the usual way and people constantly misspell and mispronounce it. It's just life and I think, based on my experience, it's hard to avoid.

Growingyou · 28/12/2020 12:50

Livia is a lovely name. You could also consider Lavinia (but Livia is perfect).

Pemba · 28/12/2020 11:42

It's a pretty-sounding name, but makes me think of Livia in 'I, Claudius', who went round poisoning everyone who got in her way.

Also people will always initially mistake it for either Olivia or Lydia. I'd pick one of those TBH.

CorianderQueen · 28/12/2020 02:08

Try Livinia?

Bluesername · 28/12/2020 01:15

It reminds me of liver unfortunately

baumwolle · 28/12/2020 01:08

It means envious and I associate it with 'livid' - but Lydia is nice

purplecorkheart · 28/12/2020 00:57

Sorry but I think she will spend her life explaining it is not Olivia (which is a pretty name).

Thisusernameistakenagain · 28/12/2020 00:55

Sounds like Labia to me too.

yuyubooboo · 28/12/2020 00:55

I love it OP. Really beautiful. Yes she will have to correct people but I would still go for it

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