Olivia (given name)
| Olivia | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /oʊˈlɪviə/[1] |
| Gender | Feminine |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English, Latin |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Derivation | Olive |
| Meaning | olive tree |
| Other names | |
| See also | Olive, Oliver, Livia, Liv |
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Olivia is a popular feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva "olive". Many people think the name was first coined by William Shakespeare for a character in the Twelfth Night, but in fact the name occurs in England as early as the 13th century.[2]
Popularity
Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s.[3] In 2013 it was the third most popular name for girls in Australia.[4]
People
- Olivia (singer) (born 1981), American singer, born Olivia Longott
- Olivia De Berardinis (born 1948), American painter
- Olivia Bonilla (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actress
- Olivia Mariamne Devenish (1771–1814), British socialite
- Olivia Chow (born 1957), Canadian politician
- Olivia Colman (born 1974), British actress
- Olivia Culpo (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder
- Olivia Goldsmith (1949–2004), American writer
- Olivia Harrison (born 1948), widow of musician George Harrison
- Olivia de Havilland (born 1916), American actress
- Olivia Holt (born 1997), American actress
- Olivia Hussey (born 1951), British actress
- Olivia Jordan (born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder
- Olivia Judson (born 1970), British biologist
- Olivia Lufkin (born 1979), Japanese singer
- Olivia Manning (1908–1980), British writer
- Olivia Munn (born 1980), American actress
- Olivia Newton-John (born 1948), Australian singer and actress
- Olivia Nordgren (1880–1969), Swedish politician
- Olivia O'Leary (born 1949), Irish journalist
- Olivia Olson (born 1992), American actress and singer
- Olivia Ong (born 1985), Singaporean singer
- Olivia Ruiz (born 1980), French singer
- Olivia Tennet (born 1991), New Zealand actress
- Olivia Thirlby (born 1986), American actress
- Olivia Ward Bush (1869–1944), American writer
- Olivia Wilde (born 1984), American actress
- Olivia Williams (born 1968), English actress
Fiction
- Olivia, minor character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Olivia, protagonist of several children's books by Ian Falconer
- Olivia, character in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
- Olivia Benford, character on FlashForward, played by Sonya Walger
- Olivia Benson, character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Mariska Hargitay
- Olivia Blake, character from the American soap opera Sunset Beach
- Olivia Burke, character in the television series "Gossip Girl"
- Olivia Castle, a flirtatious character in Final Destination 5
- Olivia Dunham, character in the television series Fringe
- Olivia Falconeri, character from the long-running American soap opera General Hospital
- Olivia Fuller, character from Family Guy
- Olivia Harper, nurse in the American comedy-drama Grey's Anatomy
- Olivia Kidney, main character in Olivia Kidney (book series by Ellen Potter)
- Olivia Pope, a character in the hit TV show Scandal
- Olivia Robinson, character played by Alaina Reed on the long-running children's series Sesame Street
- Olivia Spencer, character from the long-running American soap opera Guiding Light
- Olivia Vertigo, a character from Jenny Nimmo's Children of the Red King series
- Olivia Walter from the children's novel series Main Street by Ann M. Martin
- Olivia Walton, matriarch of the Walton clan on the TV series The Waltons
- Olivia Barber Winters, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Olivia Mendenhall Steed , a major character from "The Work and the Glory" Series
References
- ↑ "Olivia". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ↑ Rotulorum Originalum in Curia Scaccarii Abbreviatio, volume 1: Temporibus Regum Hen. III, Ed. I, and Ed. II. Printed by Command of His Majesty King George III, 1805. p. 95b.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Australia’s 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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