Oliver

== English == === Etymology === 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 === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɪvɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒlɪvə/ Hyphenation: Ol‧i‧ver === Proper noun === Oliver (countable and uncountable, plural Olivers) A male given name from the Germanic languages. 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. A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3), included under Oliver Township. (dated, slang) Synonym of the Moon (“the Earth's moon”). Alternative form of oliver. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Olivera Olivette ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Oliver (comparative more Oliver, superlative most Oliver) (Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk, pissed. ==== Synonyms ==== Oliver Twist; see also Thesaurus:drunk === Anagrams === violer, virole == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [u.liˈβe] IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.liˈve] IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.liˈveɾ] === Proper noun === Oliver m a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver === Proper noun === Oliver m or f by sense a surname == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈolɪvɛr] === Proper noun === Oliver m anim a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From English Oliver. === Proper noun === Oliver a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver === References === [3] 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 == === Proper noun === Oliver a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Oliver, in many cases via Swedish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoliʋer/, [ˈo̞liʋe̞r] Rhymes: -oliʋer Syllabification(key): O‧li‧ver Hyphenation(key): O‧li‧ver === Proper noun === Oliver a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver ==== Declension ==== Rare: ==== Statistics ==== Oliver is the 85th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 8,239 male individuals (and as a middle name to 13,185 more), and also belongs to 22 female individuals (and as a middle name to 36 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔlivɐ/ === Proper noun === Oliver m (proper noun, strong, genitive Olivers) a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver == Norwegian == === 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 a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [4] 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. == Old French == === Proper noun === Oliver m (nominative singular Olivers) a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver == Serbo-Croatian == === Proper noun === Oliver m anim (Cyrillic spelling Оливер) a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔlivɛr/ === Proper noun === Oliver m pers a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “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, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From English Oliver. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Oliver c (genitive Olivers) a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver === References === [5] 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. == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology from Latin Oliverius. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoliveɾ/ [ˌʔoː.lɪˈvɛɾ] IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈʔolibeɾ/ [ˌʔoː.lɪˈbɛɾ] Rhymes: -oliveɾ, (with nativization) -olibeɾ Syllabification: O‧li‧ver === Proper noun === Ólivér (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔) a male given name from English