Liv origin
Source-reportedFrom the name of an elder in Chronicle of Henry of Livonia, probably of Livonian origin. Later also a short form of Aleksander and associated with Estonian alustus (“beginning”).
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: AloCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: AloCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: AloCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: AloCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

