Livy

Livy as a masculine name is the conventional English rendering of Livius, the Roman family name of the historian Titus Livius (59 BC – AD 17), whose monumental work Ab Urbe Condita chronicled the history of Rome from its founding. The name Livius is of uncertain Italic origin, possibly connected to a pre-Latin root, and gave rise to the feminine form Livia, borne notably by Livia Drusilla, wife of the emperor Augustus. As an English feminine name, Livy functions as a diminutive of Olivia, itself derived from Latin oliva meaning olive. Related forms include Olivia, Livia, and Livius.