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This article is about "Oliver" as a human name. For other uses, see Oliver (disambiguation).

Oliver is a given name, also a surname, believed to derive from the Old French given name Olivier (though this may be a false etymology);"Alf" and "Ihar", meaning "Elf Army", or, as a Latin origin, the bearer of the olive branch; a corruption of a Germanic personal name, cognate with the Scandinavian name "Olaf" or "Ólafur," which carries the meaning of "ancestor," "forbear," or "talisman. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium A false etymology is an assumed or postulated Etymology that current consensus among scholars of Historical linguistics holds to be incorrect The olive branch is a Branch of an Olive tree In Western culture, derived from the customs of Ancient Greece, it symbolizes peace or goodwill "[1]

The French usage is Olivier and in Italy the name occurs as Oliviero. The female version of the name is Olivia.

The name's popularity during the Middle Ages was augmented by the fact that Olivier was the name of one of Charlemagne's paladins and a friend of the great warrior Roland. Olivier (in Italian: Uliviero or Oliviero) sometimes referred to as Olivier de Vienne, is a fictional knight in the Matter of France Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his A paladin (from Latin palatinus, plural palatini; cf derivative spellings below was a high-level official in numerous countries of medieval Roland ( Italian: Orlando or Rolando, Frankish: Hruodland, Dutch: Roeland, Spanish: Roldán Ref

Oliver is often shortened to "Ollie", "Olliee", "Olly", "Oli", "Oly", "Ol", "Ols", "Nol", or "Iver". Olive too is an abbreviation, used to denote affection.

Family name

Oliver
Family Name
Meaning "Bearer of the olive branch" or "Ancestor"
Language of origin Latin or Scandinavian
Related names Olivier, Olivia
Popularity Behind the Name 
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Oliver


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Oliver
Given Name
Gender Male
Meaning "Bearer of the olive branch" (symbolizing peace) or "Ancestor"
Origin Latin or Scandinavian
Alternative spelling Olivier, Oliviero
Nicknames Ollie, Olly, Oli, Oly, Nol, Iver
Related names Olivia
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Oliver

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Oliver

-proper noun

  1. A paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A patronymic surname.

-adjective

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk, pissed.
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