Oliver | |
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![]() Mort de Roland, depicting the death of Roland in The Song of Roland. One part of the story tells how Roland's best friend Oliver died with him. | |
Pronunciation | ol-iv-er |
Gender | masculine |
Origin | |
Language(s) | English |
Word/Name | Old French and English |
Place of origin | Medieval France, Medieval England |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Ollie |
Usage | English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Russian, Catalan, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Spanish |
Related names | Olivier, Olivér, Oliwer, Oliwier, Oliviero, Óliver |
Oliver is a male given name. It has Old French and British origins. The name might come from Latin olivarius, meaning "olive tree planter"[1][2] or "olive branch bearer"[3][4] The pronunciation of the name is [ ol-uh-ver ].[5] This name was ranked #3 on the US Popular Names in 2021.[6]