Meaning and origin of Nicole

The girl's name Olivia \o-li-via\ is pronounced oh-LIV-ee-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "olive tree". Coined by Shakespeare as the name of a much-wooed aristocrat in his play "Twelfth Night" (1599). He may have derived the name from the olive plant, or as a feminine form of Oliver. Biblical: the olive tree is a symbol of fruitfulness, beauty, and dignity. Today, "extending an olive branch" traditionally signifies an offer of peace. Today, Olive is associated with Popeye's scrawny girlfriend, Olive Oyl. See also Olida. Singer Olivia Newton-John.

Olivia has 19 variant forms: Liv, Liva, Livia, Livvie, Livvy, Olia, Oliff, Oliffe, Oliva, Olive, Oliveea, Olivet, Olivetta, Olivette, Olivija, Olivine, Olivya, Ollie and Olva.


Baby names that sound like Olivia are Elvia, Elva, Alva, Alvie, Elvie and Ulva.

Olivia is a very popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Olivia

Origin: Greek
Meaning: Feminine form of Nicholas: People's victory.
Origin: Greek
Meaning: People's victory.
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Meaning and origin of Olivia

Olivia
Greek
Female
olive tree
Meaning & Origin
Olivia is a Latin girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Peace - of the olive tree `.
Where is it used?
The name Olivia is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Olivier (In French)
Olyvia (In English)
If it's too long people might use
In English: Ollie
In English: Livia
For the opposite sex use:
In English: Oliver (M)
See also
In English: Noll (M)
In Other languages: Livvy (F)
Statistics
The name Olivia was given to 15982 babies in the USA in 2004. Olivia was the number 23 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 15851 babies making it the number 4 name that year.
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