Livia

[Boboboo]

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

She will have to correct people but I think it's worth it - great name.

I have 2 Italian friends called Livia.

Love it

I think it's great - I much prefer it to Olivia.
She might need to correct people the first time - but people will learn quickly.

I think she will end up having to correct people a lot, but then I have a DD called Nia and everyone always thinks she's a Mia! I think once corrected, people will get over it - go for it. It's quite a nice name, prefer Liv though.

I know an adult and a baby - I love it. Really nice Italian name.

Livia is gorgeous, I don't understand why it's not more popular - it's a classical name that fits all the current trends (vowel heavy, contains popular letters L and V, ends in -ia etc). I actually don't think it'll often get confused with Olivia when said aloud - like pp, sound wise I think it's more likely to get mixed up with Lydia.

I think it will often be mid-heard as Olivia.

Mis-heard

I know a Livia. I constantly say 'it' s Livia.... no Livia... no, there is no O' when she is mentioned in conversion by almost everyone.

@Sexnotgender

Sounds like Labia.

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It’s lovely, but she’ll always be correcting people who think she’s called Olivia.

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

Sounds like Labia to me too.

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

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

It reminds me of liver unfortunately

Try Livinia?

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.

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

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.

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?

I like it

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

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

@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.