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The boy's name Livingston \l(i)-vi-ngston, liv(in)-gston\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "Leofwine's settlement". The Old English personal name Leofwine means "beloved friend". Livingston can also be traced to two other ancestors. One is the Irish personal name Duinnshleibhe, meaning "brown mountain". The other is the Jewish surname Lowenstein, meaning "lion stone". The Livingston family were prominent Hudson River landowners in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Livingston has 3 variant forms: Livingsten, Livingstin and Livingstone.

Livingston is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Livingston. Click here to compare Livingston with related baby names.

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