Oliver

Oliver
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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."[1]

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

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.Ref

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

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A

• Adam Oliver
• Al Oliver
• Alan Oliver
• Andrew Oliver
• Alexander Oliver
• Anton Oliver

B

• Barret Oliver
• Bernard M. Oliver (1919-1995), eminent American scientist and SETI advocate
• Bob Oliver
• Brian Oliver

C

• Catriona Oliver
• Chad Oliver
• Craig Oliver

D

• Dale Oliver
• Damien Oliver
• Daniel Oliver
• Darren Oliver (born 1970), baseball pitcher
• David Oliver (actor) (1962-1992), American actor
• David Oliver (Canadian politician), politician in British Columbia, Canada
• David Oliver (athlete), American athlete
• Dean Oliver
• Deanna Oliver
• Donald Oliver

F

• Farquhar Oliver
• Francis Wall Oliver
• Frank Oliver

G

• Gene Oliver (1913-2007), American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball.
• Geoffrey Oliver (1898-1980), British admiral
• George T. Oliver (1848-1919), American lawyer, publisher, and Republican party politician
• Glynis Oliver, artist and colorist in the comics industry
• Graham Oliver, English guitarist.

H

• Harry Oliver
• Henry Oliver
• Hugh Oliver

I

• Isaac Oliver

J

• Jack Edward Oliver
• Jackie Oliver
• James Harrison Oliver (1857–1928), a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy
• James Michael Yorrick Oliver, Lord Mayor of London from 2001 to 2002
• Jamie Oliver, (b. 1975), British celebrity chef
• Jamie Oliver (musician)
• Jimmy Oliver
• Joe Oliver (baseball player)
• Joe "King" Oliver
• John Oliver (politician) and farmer in British Columbia, Canada
• John Oliver (comedian), British political comedian
• Jools Oliver
• Joseph Oliver
• Despot Jovan Oliver
• Juan García Oliver

L

• Laureen Oliver

M

• Mark Oliver
• Martin Oliver
• Mary Oliver
• Meg Oliver
• Melvin Oliver
• Michael Oliver (actor)
• Michael Oliver (Carleton president), Canadian academic
• Michael Oliver (real estate)
• Mike Oliver
• Miquita Oliver
• M. C. Oliver
• Moinul Hosain Oliver

N

• Nancy Oliver
• Nicole Oliver

O

• Oliver (singer), a pop singer

P

• Pam Oliver
• Paul Oliver
• Paul Ambrose Oliver
• Peter Oliver (painter)

R

• R. D. Oliver
• Rachel Oliver, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
• Raymond Oliver
• Reeve Oliver
• Reggie Oliver
• Revilo P. Oliver
• Richard Martin fitz Oliver
• Robert Oliver
• Roland Oliver

S

• Sheila Y. Oliver
• Stephen Oliver (1941–2008), American actor
• Stephen Oliver (1950–1992), British composer
• Susan Oliver (1932–1990), American actress and aviatrix, noted for Star Trek
• Sy Oliver

T

• Tom Oliver
• Thomas Oliver (Canadian politician) (1821–1880), Canadian businessman and political figure
• Thomas Oliver (Lieutenant Governor) (1733–1815), the last Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts
• Tommy Oliver (musician) (1932–2006), American musician and music producer
• Tony Oliver
• Troy Oliver

V

• Vaughan Oliver
• Vic Oliver

W

• W. H. Oliver
• Walter Oliver (1883-1957), New Zealand ornithologist
• William Oliver (1695–1764), physician and philanthropist, inventor of the "Bath Oliver" biscuit
• William Bacon Oliver
• William J Oliver aka 'Oliver the Spy' aka W.J Richards - 19th century agent-provocateur, employed by the English Home Office against the Luddites
• William M. Oliver
• Winslow Oliver

Bibliography

• Oliver, Colonel Winston H., The Oliver surname on the Scottish Border, Blain-Blainslie: The Oliver Society, 1982.
• Jeffrey, J., History of Roxburghshire, Edinburgh, 1864.

See also

• Olivier
• Oliver Twins
• Oliver (family name)
• Oliver, Nova Scotia
• All pages beginning with Oliver
• All pages with titles containing Oliver

References