The name Livius is a Roman family name, which is derived from the Latin word "liveo" meaning "to envy".
Famous bearers
A bearer is Titus Livius (59 BC - 17 AD), known as Livy in English, a Roman historian who wrote a monumental History of Rome,
Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time.