Olivia in Cursive

Start with the capital O: a large oval closed with a small loop at the top. The O does not join: lift the pen after it and start the l with its own entry stroke. The l is a tall loop that returns to the baseline; it runs from the baseline straight into the i. The i is a short upstroke to the midline and a downstroke back to the baseline; it runs from the baseline straight into the v. The v is an upstroke to the midline, a rounded trough, and an upstroke that ends in a short exit at the midline; it hands over to the i with a short bridge at the midline, so the i starts high instead of from the line. The i is written as before; it runs from the baseline straight into the a. The a is an oval closed at the top, then a downstroke on its right side that exits at the baseline, and its exit stroke finishes the word.

When the word is finished, go back and dot the i. A common slip in Olivia is dropping the exit of v to the baseline, so the next letter starts too low and the pair reads as u.