What is "lovie"

Lovie is a given name and a surname. People so named include:

• Lovie Austin (1887–1972), American female bandleader, piano player, composer and arranger
• Lovie Smith (born May 8, 1958), National Football League head coach
• Lovie Yancey (1912–2008), founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain
• Jim Lovie (born 1932), Scottish former footballer
• William James Lovie (1868–1938), Canadian farmer and politician