Olivia (name)

Olivia is a feminine 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
Pronunciation/oʊˈlɪviə/[1]
GenderFeminine
Language(s)English
Name dayApril 15 (Sweden)
June 10 (Italy)
Origin
Language(s)English, Latin
Word/nameLatin
DerivationOlive
Meaningolive tree

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 UK 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 baby girls in the UK for four consecutive years running.[5]

People

Other

Fiction
  • Olivia, character in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
  • Olivia, a shy but talented dancer in Fire Emblem: Awakening
  • Olivia, minor character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Olivia, protagonist of several children's books by Ian Falconer
  • Olivia, character from Pokémon Sun and Moon
  • Olivia, a character in the manga series Asobi Asobase
  • Olivia Benford, character on FlashForward, played by Sonya Walger
  • Olivia Benson, character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Mariska Hargitay
  • Olivia Richards, character from the American soap opera Sunset Beach
  • Olivia Burke, character in the television series "Gossip Girl"
  • Olivia Caliban from A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Olivia Castle, character from the horror movie Final Destination 5
  • Olivia Dunham, character in the television series Fringe
  • Olivia Falconeri, character from the long-running American soap opera General Hospital
  • Olivia Flaversham, a character from the 1986 Disney animated film The Great Mouse Detective
  • 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 Lawrence, from the Video Senshi Laserion anime TV series
  • 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
  • Olivia, a character in Paper Mario: The Origami King

References
  1. "Olivia". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. 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. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  5. https://www.babycenter.com/top-baby-names-2017.htm
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