Oliver

Etymology

Borrowing from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Oliverius, 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.

Proper noun

Oliver

1. A male given name..
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
     : Act I, Scene II:

     England all Olivers and Rowlands bred / During the time Edward the Third did reign.

   • 1838 Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist/Chapter 12:

     '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.

2. A patronymic surname​.
3. A town in British Columbia, Canada.
4. A ghost town in California.
5. A small city in Screven County, Georgia.
6. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
7. A village in Wisconsin.
8. (dated, slang) The Moon.
   • 1834, Ainsworth, William Harrison, 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;

Adjective

Oliver (comparative more Oliver, superlative most Oliver)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk, pissed.

Anagrams

• violer, virole

Proper noun

Oliver m

1. A male given name., cognate to Oliver

Proper noun

Oliver m

1. A male given name., cognate to English Oliver.

Etymology

From English Oliver.

Proper noun

Oliver

1. A male given name.

References

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.

Proper noun

Oliver

1. A male given name.

Etymology

From English Oliver, in many cases via Swedish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoliʋer/
• Hyphenation: O‧li‧ver

Proper noun

Oliver

1. A male given name.

Proper noun

Oliver m (genitive Olivers)

1. A male given name.

Etymology

From English Oliver. Has also been interpreted as a combination of Ole and Iver. In regular use since the 18th century.

Proper noun

Oliver

1. A male given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistik sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 3895 males with the given name Oliver living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 6 July 2011.

Proper noun

Oliver m (nominative singular Olivers)

1. A male given name., cognate to English Oliver.

Proper noun

Oliver

1. A male given name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlivɛr/

Proper noun

Oliver m (genitive Olivera, nominative plural Oliverovia) declension pattern chlap

1. A male given name..

Further reading

• Oliver in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From English Oliver.

Proper noun

Oliver c (genitive Olivers)

1. A male given name.
   • 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?

References

• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 15 312 males with the given name Oliver living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the highest frequency in 2010, and an earlier frequency peak in early 20th century. Accessed on 6 July 2011.

Etymology

From English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology from Latin Oliverius

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧li‧ver

Proper noun

Oliver

1. A male given name..