Olivia

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William Shakespeare is credited with inventing the name for the rich heiress wooed by a duke in his play, "Twelfth Night" possibly taken from the Latin word "oliva" which means "olive." The name was influenced during the 1970s by Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John and first entered the top 100 in 1990.

Popularity: Ranked #4 in 2010; See More Popularity Rankings
Origin: Latin; English
Gender: Female
Meaning Tags: Flowers, Plants & Trees; + Add a Meaning Tag
Variations: Oliver +; + Add a Variation
Alternative Spellings: Alivia +; Submitted by: nvb143
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Aliviah +; Olivea +; Olivya +; + Add an Alternative
Nicknames: Liv +; Liva +; Livia +; Livie +; Olia +; Ollie +; Olva +; Submitted by: jadensha16
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Famous Olivias: liv taylor; Olivia de Havilland (actress); + Add a Famous Olivia
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Comments (4)

chasebabychase wrote:

We decided on Olivia after going through what seemed liked a million names. Thought it was one of those old time names that you don't hear that often.

11/29/2010 09:39:47 AM Report Abuse

periwinklestar_omarevalo wrote:

my name is Olivia Marie. i like that it is a unique name..!!!!

11/3/2009 02:09:40 PM Report Abuse

angel_madi wrote:

My niece's name is Olyvia-nickname is Lyvie!

10/27/2009 06:04:59 PM Report Abuse

Genuine0221 wrote:

This is my daughter's name! When I chose Olivia, I replaced the O with and A and loved how the spelling looked. Beautiful name with a unique spelling!

10/16/2009 04:12:21 PM Report Abuse

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