Olivia (name)

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Olivia
An olive plant (Olea europea); fruiting branch. Coloured lit Wellcome V0044586.jpg
A coloured lithograph of a fruiting branch of an olive plant
Pronunciation/oʊˈlɪviə/[1]
GenderFeminine
Language(s)English
Name dayApril 15 (Sweden)
June 10 (Italy)
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Meaningolive, olive tree
Other names
Pet form(s)Liv, Livi, Livvy, Ollie, Livia, Livy, Livvie, Livie, Livvi
Related names [it; sl], Olive, Oliver

Olivia is a female given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva "olive". The name was first popularised by William Shakespeare's character in the Twelfth Night, but in fact, the name occurs in England as early as the thirteenth century.[2]

Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s, and has been one of the most popular given names for baby girls in the United Kingdom for much of that time.[3] In 2013, it was the third most popular name for girls in Australia.[4] Olivia was the second-most popular name in the United States in 2018. Since 2014, Olivia has been the most popular given name to girls in the United Kingdom for four consecutive years running.[5]

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  • Olivia, in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
  • Olivia, in Fire Emblem: Awakening
  • Olivia, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Olivia, protagonist of several children's books by Ian Falconer
  • Olivia, from Pokémon Sun and Moon
  • Olivia, in the manga series Asobi Asobase
  • Olivia, from the animated series Oggy and the Cockroaches
  • Olivia, from Lego Friends
  • Olivia, King Olly's sister/daughter in Paper Mario: The Origami King
  • Lady Olivia, character from the American animated fantasy series Amphibia
  • Olivia Adler, main character in "Small Spaces" - first in the book series trilogy "Small Spaces" by Katherine Arden
  • Olivia Baker, in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
  • Olivia Benford, on FlashForward, played by Sonya Walger
  • Olivia Benson, on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Mariska Hargitay
  • Olivia Burke, in the television series Gossip Girl
  • Olivia Caliban, from A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Olivia Castle, from the horror movie Final Destination 5
  • Olivia Davidson, from the Sweet Valley High book series
  • Olivia Dunham, in the television series Fringe
  • Olivia Falconeri, from the long-running American soap opera General Hospital
  • Olivia Flaversham, from the 1986 Disney animated film The Great Mouse Detective
  • Olivia Fuller, from Family Guy
  • Olivia Harper, in the American comedy-drama Grey's Anatomy
  • Olivia Johnson, from Hollyoaks
  • Olivia Kidney, in the Olivia Kidney book series by Ellen Potter
  • Olivia Lawrence, from the Video Senshi Laserion anime TV series
  • Olivia Mann, in video game Team Fortress 2
  • Olivia Pope, in the television series Scandal
  • Olivia Richards, from the American soap opera Sunset Beach
  • Olivia Robinson, played by Alaina Reed on the long-running children's series Sesame Street
  • Olivia Spencer, from the long-running American soap opera Guiding Light
  • Olivia Webster, Oscar Webster's daughter in the "Violet Evergarden" anime Netflix series
  • Olivia Barber Winters, on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless

References[]

  1. ^ "Olivia". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Rotulorum Originalium in Curia Scaccarii Abbreviatio. Vol. 1: Temporibus Regum Hen. III (1, 2 ed.). Command of His Majesty King George III. 1805. p. 95b.
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 210, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
  4. ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "Most popular baby names of 2017". babycenter. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
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