Olivia

See also: Olívia

English

Etymology

From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (olive; olive branch). Shakespeare used the form Olivia in Twelfth Night.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/
  • Hyphenation: O‧liv‧i‧a
  • Rhymes: -ɪviə

Proper noun

Olivia

  1. A female given name.
    • 1601, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act I, scene 1:
      O! when mine eyes did see Olivia first / Methought she purg’d the air of pestilence.
    • 1766, 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 called Olivia. 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, published 2006, →ISBN, page 404:
      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.
  2. A city in and the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, USA.

Usage notes

By folk etymology, Olivia is sometimes used as the feminine form of Oliver and, in Scandinavia, of Olaf.

Derived terms

Translations


Danish

Proper noun

Olivia

  1. A female given name, cognate to Olivia.

Faroese

Proper noun

Olivia f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Olivia: Oliviuson
  • daughter of Olivia: Oliviudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Olivia
Accusative Oliviu
Dative Oliviu
Genitive Oliviu

Finnish

Proper noun

Olivia

  1. A female given name of modern usage, cognate to Olivia.

Declension

Inflection of Olivia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Olivia
genitive Olivian
partitive Oliviaa
illative Oliviaan
singular plural
nominative Olivia
accusative nom. Olivia
gen. Olivian
genitive Olivian
partitive Oliviaa
inessive Oliviassa
elative Oliviasta
illative Oliviaan
adessive Olivialla
ablative Olivialta
allative Olivialle
essive Oliviana
translative Oliviaksi
instructive
abessive Oliviatta
comitative

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.li.vja/

Proper noun

Olivia

  1. A female given name, cognate to Olivia.

Anagrams


German

Proper noun

Olivia f (genitive Olivia)

  1. A female given name, cognate to Olivia.

Italian

Proper noun

Olivia f

  1. A female given name, cognate to English Olivia or Olive.

Anagrams


Norwegian

Proper noun

Olivia

  1. A female given name, cognate to Olivia.

Swedish

Proper noun

Olivia c (genitive Olivias)

  1. A female given name, cognate to Olivia.
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