Type Word & Element Usage Old Slavic (Hypothetical) Scripts живъ(Church Slavic) Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "alive, living" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsZhivka, Zhivko(Bulgarian) Živka, Živko(Croatian) Zhivka, Zhivko, Živka, Živko(Macedonian) Živa, Živka, Živko(Serbian) Šiwa, Živa(Slavic Mythology) Živa(Slovene) Surname DescendantsZhivkov, Zhivkova(Bulgarian) Živković(Croatian) Živković(Serbian) Sources & References Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 564.