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Olivia

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See also: Olívia

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (olive; olive branch). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/, /əˈlɪ.vi.ə/
  • Hyphenation: O‧liv‧i‧a
  • Rhymes: -ɪviə

Proper noun

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Olivia

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 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, 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 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, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.
  3. An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States; named for tobacco businessman W. J. Olive.

Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Olivia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

Estonian

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Proper noun

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Olivia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia
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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Olivia f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

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

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Olivia
accusative Oliviu
dative Oliviu
genitive Oliviu

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Olivia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoliʋiɑ/, [ˈo̞liˌʋiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): O‧li‧via

Proper noun

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Olivia

  1. a female given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Olivia

Declension

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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
abessive Oliviatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Olivia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Oliviani
accusative nom. Oliviani
gen. Oliviani
genitive Oliviani
partitive Oliviaani
inessive Oliviassani
elative Oliviastani
illative Oliviaani
adessive Oliviallani
ablative Olivialtani
allative Olivialleni
essive Olivianani
translative Oliviakseni
abessive Oliviattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Oliviasi
accusative nom. Oliviasi
gen. Oliviasi
genitive Oliviasi
partitive Oliviaasi
inessive Oliviassasi
elative Oliviastasi
illative Oliviaasi
adessive Oliviallasi
ablative Olivialtasi
allative Oliviallesi
essive Olivianasi
translative Oliviaksesi
abessive Oliviattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Oliviamme
accusative nom. Oliviamme
gen. Oliviamme
genitive Oliviamme
partitive Oliviaamme
inessive Oliviassamme
elative Oliviastamme
illative Oliviaamme
adessive Oliviallamme
ablative Olivialtamme
allative Oliviallemme
essive Olivianamme
translative Oliviaksemme
abessive Oliviattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Olivianne
accusative nom. Olivianne
gen. Olivianne
genitive Olivianne
partitive Oliviaanne
inessive Oliviassanne
elative Oliviastanne
illative Oliviaanne
adessive Oliviallanne
ablative Olivialtanne
allative Oliviallenne
essive Oliviananne
translative Oliviaksenne
abessive Oliviattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Oliviansa
accusative nom. Oliviansa
gen. Oliviansa
genitive Oliviansa
partitive Oliviaansa
inessive Oliviassaan
Oliviassansa
elative Oliviastaan
Oliviastansa
illative Oliviaansa
adessive Oliviallaan
Oliviallansa
ablative Olivialtaan
Olivialtansa
allative Olivialleen
Oliviallensa
essive Olivianaan
Olivianansa
translative Oliviakseen
Oliviaksensa
abessive Oliviattaan
Oliviattansa
instructive
comitative

Statistics

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  • 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 to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olivia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

Anagrams

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German

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Proper noun

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Olivia f (genitive Olivias or Olivia)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Olivia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈolivi(j)a/, /-ifi-/

Proper noun

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Olivia

  1. a female given name from English, equivalent to English Olivia
    Olivia Lubis Jensen, b. 1993

Italian

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Proper noun

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Olivia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia or Olive
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Anagrams

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Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Olivia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olivia c (genitive Olivias)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia