Olive

== English == === Etymology === Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European surnames such as Spanish Oliva. === Proper noun === Olive A female given name from English. A surname. (rare) A male given name from English. A number of places in the United States: A community in the city of Orange, Orange County, California. A township and unincorporated community therein, in St. Joseph County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, named after a Baptist church. An unincorporated community in Powder River County, Montana. A town in Ulster County, New York, from the bible story of dove and olive branch. An unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, from the girl's name. An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Olive Township. ==== Related terms ==== Olivia === Anagrams === lovie, viole, voile == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Olive. === Proper noun === Olive a female given name from English == German == === Etymology === From Latin olīva. Partially inherited through Middle High German olīve (“olive tree”), but both the undiphthongized form and the fact that the use for the fruit dates only from the 16th century show that the word had not been fully integrated in Middle High German times. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈliːvə/ (Germany) IPA(key): /oˈliːfɛ/, [-ʋɛ] (Austria) === Noun === Olive f (genitive Olive, plural Oliven, diminutive Olivchen n) olive (fruit) Synonym: (archaic) Ölbeere (informal) olive (tree) Synonyms: Olivenbaum, (slightly dated) Ölbaum ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Öl oliv ==== Descendants ==== →? Hunsrik: Oliv === Further reading === “Olive” in Duden online “Olive” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈliːvə/ Rhymes: -iːvə Syllabification: O‧li‧ve === Noun === Olive plural of Oliv