FromLatinOlīva, an early saints’ name fromolīva(“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare'sTwelfth Night.
Olivia
- A femalegiven name from Latin.
1601,William Shakespeare,Twelfth Night, act I, scene 1:O! when mine eyes did seeOlivia first / Methought she purg’d the air of pestilence.
1766,Oliver Goldsmith,The Vicar of Wakefield:I intended to call her after Aunt Grizel, but my wife who, during pregnancy, had been reading romances, insisted upon her being calledOlivia. In less than another year we had another daughter, and now I was determined that Grizel should be her name; but a rich relation taking a fancy to stand godmother, the girl was, by her directions, called Sophia, so that we had two romantic names in the family, but I solemnly protest I had no hand in it.
1985,Maeve Binchy,Echoes, Arrow Books, published2006,→ISBN, page404:‘Olivia, that's a fine posh name for Castlebay,’ he said approvingly. ‘Ah, they're sick of these Davids and Clares and Gerrys, the dull old names,’ Clare laughed. ‘I hope they won't call her Olly,’ David said. ‘Make your own nickname then,’ Gerry said. ‘Livy?’ Clare suggested. ‘Liffey even?’ Gerry said.
2024 October 21, Liam Reilly and Hadas Gold, “Olivia Nuzzi is out at New York magazine over undisclosed relationship with RFK”, inCNN[1]:Olivia Nuzzi has parted ways with New York magazine, the publication said Monday, after the star Washington correspondent was placed on leave last month over a previously undisclosed “personal relationship” with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Acity, thecounty seat ofRenville County,Minnesota,United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.
- Anunincorporated community inNorth Carolina,United States; named for tobacco businessman W. J. Olive.
Byfolk etymology,Olivia is sometimes used as the feminine form of Olivio.
Olivia
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
Olivia
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
Olivia f
- a femalegiven name
Matronymics
- son of Olivia:Oliviuson
- daughter of Olivia:Oliviudóttir
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| nominative | Olivia |
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| accusative | Oliviu |
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| dative | Oliviu |
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| genitive | Oliviu |
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FromEnglishOlivia.
- IPA(key): /ˈoliʋiɑ/,[ˈo̞liˌʋiɑ̝]
- Rhymes:-iɑ
- Syllabification(key):O‧li‧vi‧a
- Hyphenation(key):O‧li‧via
Olivia
- a femalegiven name of modern usage, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
- Olivia is the 123rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,790 female individuals (and as a middle name to 16,700 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 9 male individuals, according toFebruary 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Olivia f
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
Olivia f (genitiveOliviasorOlivia)
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
Borrowed fromEnglishOlivia.
- IPA(key): /ˈolivi(j)a/,/-ifi-/
Olivia
- a femalegiven name from English, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
- Olivia Lubis Jensen, b. 1993
Olivia f
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishOlivia orOlive
Olivia
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
Olivia c (genitiveOlivias)
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishOlivia
