Oliver
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| Oliver | |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin: | French |
| Meaning: | "Ancestor" |
This article is about "Oliver" as a name. For the musical, see Oliver!. A popular singer known professionally as Oliver, see Oliver (William Oliver Swofford). For the chimpanzee that walks upright, see Oliver (chimpanzee).
Oliver is a given name, also a surname, usually male, believed to derive from the Old French given name Olivier, though this may be a false etymology; -- it may be 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 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.[2]
Oliver is often shortened to "Ollie", "Olliee", "Olly", "Oli", "Oly", "Ol", "Ols" or even "Iver". Olive too is a good abbreviation, used to denote affection. Olivia is the feminine version of the name.
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[edit] A
- Adam Oliver
- Anton Oliver
- Al Oliver
- Alan Oliver
- Andrew Oliver
- Ariadne Oliver, fictional character
[edit] B
- Barret Oliver
- Bernard Oliver (1919-1995), noted American electrical engineer, astronomer, & SETI advocate
- Bernard M. Oliver
- Bob Oliver
- Brad Oliver
- Brian Oliver
[edit] C
[edit] D
- Dale Oliver
- Damien Oliver
- Daniel Oliver
- Darren Oliver
- David Oliver (actor) (1962-1992), American actor
- David Oliver (Canadian politician), politician in British Columbia, Canada
- David Oliver (Track and Field), American athlete
- Dean Oliver
- Deanna Oliver
- Donald Oliver
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[edit] F
[edit] G
[edit] H
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[edit] J
- Jack Edward Oliver
- Jackie Oliver
- James Harrison Oliver (1857–1928), a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy
- James Henry Oliver (1905–1981), an American classical scholar
- James Michael Yorrick Oliver, Lord Mayor of London from 2001 to 2002.
- Jamie Oliver, (b. 1975), British celebrity chef
- Jamie Oliver (musician)
- Jeremy Oliver, Australian wine writer
- 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
- Juan García Oliver
- Jose Oliver a rapper of bay.laguna philippines
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[edit] 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
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[edit] R
- R. D. Oliver
- Raymond Oliver
- Reeve Oliver
- Reggie Oliver
- Revilo P. Oliver
- Richard Martin fitz Oliver
- Roland Oliver
- Russell Oliver
[edit] S
- Sheila Y. Oliver
- Stephen Oliver (1950-1992), British composer
- Susan Oliver (1932-1990), American actress and aviatrix, noted for Star Trek
- Sy Oliver
[edit] T
- Tom Oliver
- Thomas Oliver (1821–1880), Canadian businessman and political figure
- Thomas Oliver (1733–1815), the last Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts
- Tommy Oliver (1932–2006), American musician and music producer
- Tommy Oliver, fictional character from Power Rangers
- Tony Oliver
- Tristan Oliver
- Troy Oliver
[edit] V
[edit] W
[edit] Given name
- Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician
- Oliver Bierhoff, (b. 1968), former Germany and AC Milan footballer
- Oliver Burgess Meredith, American actor
- Oliver the chimpanzee (b. c1970)
- John Oliver Cromwell (b. 1940), American television and film actor
- Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774), Irish writer and physician
- Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), American actor, one half of comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
- Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925), British engineer, mathematician and physicist
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894), Physician, writer and American poet
- Oliver of Malmesbury (980-ca. 1066), English monk who is said to have made an early attempt at flight using mechanical wings
- Oliver Kurtz (b. 1971), German field hockey player
- Oliver North (b. 1943), American government and political figure involved in the Iran-Contra Affair
- Oliver Plunkett (1629-1681), Irish saint and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
- Oliver Reed (1938-1999), English actor
- Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (b. 1971), German musician (Rammstein).
- Oliver Stone (b. 1946), American film director
- Oliver (William Oliver Swofford) (1945-2000), American pop singer of the late 1960s
- Oliver Sykes lead singer of Bring Me the Horizon
- Oliver Tambo (1917-1993), South African anti-apartheid politician.
- Oliver Platt American Actor
- Oliver Twist, fictional character in the 1838 novel by Charles Dickens.
- Oliver Kahn (b. 1969), German football goalkeeper.
[edit] Other Uses
- The Oliver Corporation is a tractor manufacturer
- Oliver, British Columbia is a small town in the Okanagan Valley known as the Wine Capital of Canada
- Oliver!, a musical and film based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- OLIVER (CICS interactive test/debug) a proprietary Computer Test/debugging product
- Oliver (chimpanzee)
[edit] In popular culture
- Oliver the Western Engine, a character from The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry
- Oliver Wendell Douglas, a character on the American television situation comedy Green Acres.
- Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of The O.C.
- Cousin Oliver, television jargon used by fans who criticize the addition of new child actors
- Oliver Queen, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow
[edit] See also
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