live by

live by something

1. to live near something. We live by a lovely park that is filled with children in the summer. I would love to live by the sea.

2. to survive by doing or using something in particular. (See also live by one's wits.) She lives by her own skill and hard work. We live by the skills that we have—and hard work, of course.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bile	-	Irish Mythology
Bernardo	ber-NAHR-do (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Jaumet	-	Catalan
Cornelia	kawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kor-NE-lyah (Italian), kawr-NAY-lee-ah (Dutch), kər-NEE-lee-ə (English), kər-NEEL-yə (English)	German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Whitney	['hwitni]
Jam	-	Persian Mythology