LIV

1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of LIV Golf.

   Over on the American-based PGA Tour - which LIV players are banned from - prize money has increased in recent years, in large part because of LIV.

   2026 August 21, Laura Scott, “Strained smiles and uncertainty - the strange end of LIV Golf 1.0”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2026, retrieved 19 Sep 2026

1. A diminutive of the female given names Olive and Olivia.

   I had my essay on a memory stick so it just needed to be printed out in the Arts Fac; I'd intended to re-read it for sense but meeting Liv seemed more important.

   2012, Jonathan Dennis, The good die and the bad live on, page 209

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   In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocracy while harkening back to an earlier age:

   2018 August 30, Sarah E. Bond, “The Misuse of an Ancient Roman Acronym by White Nationalist Groups”, in Hyperallergic

1. A female given name. From Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish, from Old Norse "hlíf," meaning "defense, protection; byrnie, shield" Influenced by the modern Scandinavian word "liv" meaning "life."

plural Livs

1. A member of the Livonian people.

   We must assume that possession of the lands occupied by the Livs was simply asserted, just as designating the entire littoral as Livonia was asserted before the territory was fully conquered.

   1995, Andrejs Plakans, The Latvians: A Short History, page 16

1. A surname from Khmer.

1. University of Liverpool, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.