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Olivia
Pronunciation/oʊˈlɪviə/[1]
GenderFeminine
Language(s)English
Name dayAugust 31
Origin
Language(s)English, Latin
Word/nameLatin
DerivationOlive
Meaningolive tree
Other names
See alsoOlive, Oliver, Livia, Liv

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


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 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 Barber Winters, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless

References

  1. ^ "Olivia". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  2. ^ 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.
  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. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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