Oliver
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɪvɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒlɪvə/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: Ol‧i‧ver
Proper noun edit
Oliver (countable and uncountable, plural Olivers)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 98, column 1:
- Froyſard, a Countreyman of ours, records, / England all Oliuers and Rowlands breed, / During the time Edward the third did raigne: […]
- 1837 August, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “In Which Oliver Is Taken Better Care of than He Ever Was Before. With Some Particulars Concerning a Certain Picture.”, in Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], published 1838, →OCLC, page 187:
- "My name is Oliver, sir," replied the little invalid with a look of great astonishment. "Oliver," said Mr. Brownlow; "Oliver what? Oliver White,—eh?" "No, sir, Twist,—Oliver Twist." "Queer name," said the old gentleman. What made you tell the magistrate your name was White?"
- 1991, Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 13:
- And Oliver suits me, don't you find? It rather goes with my dark, dark hair and kissable ivory teeth, my slim waist, my panache and my linen suit with the ineradicable stain of Pinot Noir.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A placename
- A number of places in Canada:
- A town in British Columbia.
- An urban neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
- A community in Essex County, Ontario.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Yuba County, California.
- A tiny city in Screven County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Edgar County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
- A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Kimball County, Nebraska.
- A census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
- A village in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
- (dated, slang) Synonym of The Moon. A moon in Earth, Solar System
- 1834, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, The Game of High Toby:
- Now Oliver puts his blank nightcap on,¶ And every star its glim is hiding,¶ And forth to the heath is the scampsman gone,¶ His matchless cherry-black prancer riding;
- A number of places in Canada:
- Alternative form of oliver
- 2017, C. How, Building Histories: The Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Construction History Society Conference[1], page 81:
- The last device, the Oliver, was an innovative alternative to the various forms of small tilt hammers recorded and illustrated by Agricola.
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Adjective edit
Oliver (comparative more Oliver, superlative most Oliver)
Synonyms edit
- Oliver Twist; see also Thesaurus:drunk
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
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Proper noun edit
Oliver m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Proper noun edit
Oliver m or f by sense
- a surname
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
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Oliver m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Declension edit
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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Oliver
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
References edit
[2] Statistics of Denmark: 13 041 males in Denmark on January 14, 2011 with the given name Oliver, with the highest frequency in 2010. Accessed on 6 July 2011.
Estonian edit
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Oliver
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From English Oliver, in many cases via Swedish.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Oliver
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Declension edit
Inflection of Oliver (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Oliver | Oliverit | ||
genitive | Oliverin | Oliverien | ||
partitive | Oliveria | Olivereja | ||
illative | Oliveriin | Olivereihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Oliver | Oliverit | ||
accusative | nom. | Oliver | Oliverit | |
gen. | Oliverin | |||
genitive | Oliverin | Oliverien | ||
partitive | Oliveria | Olivereja | ||
inessive | Oliverissa | Olivereissa | ||
elative | Oliverista | Olivereista | ||
illative | Oliveriin | Olivereihin | ||
adessive | Oliverilla | Olivereilla | ||
ablative | Oliverilta | Olivereilta | ||
allative | Oliverille | Olivereille | ||
essive | Oliverina | Olivereina | ||
translative | Oliveriksi | Olivereiksi | ||
abessive | Oliveritta | Olivereitta | ||
instructive | — | Oliverein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
or rarely:
Inflection of Oliver (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Oliver | Oliverit | ||
genitive | Oliverin | Oliverien Olivereiden Olivereitten | ||
partitive | Oliveria | Olivereita Olivereja | ||
illative | Oliveriin | Olivereihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Oliver | Oliverit | ||
accusative | nom. | Oliver | Oliverit | |
gen. | Oliverin | |||
genitive | Oliverin | Oliverien Olivereiden Olivereitten | ||
partitive | Oliveria | Olivereita Olivereja | ||
inessive | Oliverissa | Olivereissa | ||
elative | Oliverista | Olivereista | ||
illative | Oliveriin | Olivereihin | ||
adessive | Oliverilla | Olivereilla | ||
ablative | Oliverilta | Olivereilta | ||
allative | Oliverille | Olivereille | ||
essive | Oliverina | Olivereina | ||
translative | Oliveriksi | Olivereiksi | ||
abessive | Oliveritta | Olivereitta | ||
instructive | — | Oliverein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics edit
- Oliver is the 98th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 7,256 male individuals (and as a middle name to 11,971 more), and also belongs to 17 female individuals (and as a middle name to 29 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Oliver m (proper noun, strong, genitive Olivers)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From English Oliver. Has also been interpreted as a combination of Ole and Iver. In regular use since the 18th century.
Proper noun edit
Oliver
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
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Old French edit
Proper noun edit
Oliver m (nominative singular Olivers)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Serbo-Croatian edit
Proper noun edit
Oliver m (Cyrillic spelling Оливер)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Oliver m anim (genitive singular Olivera, nominative plural Oliverovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “Oliver”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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Audio (file)
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Oliver c (genitive Olivers)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver
- 2010, Pirkko Lindberg, Hotell Hemlängtan, Schildts, →ISBN, page 268:
- Jag har tänkt resa ditöver i oktober då barnet ska komma till världen, och kan ni tänka att det ska heta Oliver om det blir en pojke, men är det inte något man äter?
- I'm planning to go there in October when the baby is supposed to come, and can you imagine that it will be called Oliver if it's a boy, but isn't that something you eat?
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Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology from Latin Oliverius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoliveɾ/ [ˈʔo.lɪ.vɛɾ]
- Rhymes: -oliveɾ, (more native-sounding) -olibeɾ
- Syllabification: O‧li‧ver
Proper noun edit
Ólivér (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔)
- a male given name from English