Oliver (given name)

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Oliver
Olivia, Olive
, Olivier, Olivér, Oliwer, Oliwier, Oliviero, Óliver

Oliver is a masculine

Medieval British origin. The name has been generally associated with the Latin term olivarius, meaning "olive tree planter",[1][2] or "olive branch bearer"[3] Other proposed origins include the Germanic names *wulfa- "wolf" and *harja- "army";[4] the Old Norse Óleifr (Ólaf); a genuinely West Germanic name, perhaps from ala- "all" and wēra "true" (possibly cognate with Álvaro); the Anglo-Saxon Alfhere;[5] and the Greek name Eleutherios
.

Pet forms of the English given name include Ollie[6] and, in medieval times, Noll.[7][circular reference
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Modern variants include French Olivier, Hungarian Olivér, Indonesian Oliver, Irish Oilibhéar or Oilibhéir, Scottish Gaelic Oilvreis, Portuguese Olívio,[8] Italian Oliviero, Spanish Óliver, and Polish Oliwier or Oliwer.

In 2015, Oliver was the most popular given name for boys in Australia.[9] From 2013 to 2017, Oliver was the most popular given name for baby boys born in England.

In 2022, in the United States, the name Oliver was given to 15,076 boys, making it the third most popular name.[10]

Variants

People with the given name "Oliver" include

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See also

References

  1. ^ Piestrasanta, Silvestro (1682). "Elogium Gentis Carafaeae ac stemma procerum ejus". SYMBOLA HEROICA (in Latin). Amsterdam: Amstelaedami, Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios & Henr. Wetstenium. p. XXX (30).
  2. ^ Sweertius, Franciscus [in French] (1628). Athenae Belgicae, sive Nomenclator infer (in Latin). Antwerp: Gulielmus a Tungris. pp. 588–589.
  3. ^ Barton Sholod, "Charlemagne in Spain. The Cultural Legacy of Roncesvalles", p. 144
  4. ^ Modern Oliver gtb.inl.nl
  5. ^ "Oliver | Origin and meaning of the name oliver by Online Etymology Dictionary".
  6. ^
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  7. ^ "Oliver Cromwell - Wikipedia". en.m.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ISBN 0-203-22259-8
  9. ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Popular Names in 2022 - USA". Baby Names. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Ōriwa - Te Aka Māori Dictionary". Ōriwa - Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Oliver Name Meaning & Oliver Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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