Oliver is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Oliver
There is no clear origin of the name Oliver. The name could be a Scandinavian one as a derivation of Olaf. It is as well a form of the Icelandic names Ólafur and Óleifr. But there is also an Old High German origin: Alfhari/Althir and a Latin one: olivarius.
Meaning of Oliver
Oliver means “olive tree” (from Latin “oliva”), “ancestor’s descendant” (from Olaf) or “warlike elf” (from Germanic “alf” = elf + “hari” = army/warrior).
Pronunciation of Oliver
Alternate spelling of Oliver
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- 🇦🇹 Austria: 95 ↑ 4
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 14 ↔ 0
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 105 ↔ 0
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 56 ↑ 2
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 339 ↓ -1
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 321 ↑ 15
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 43 ↓ -5
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 97 ↓ -3
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 10 ↑ 5
- 🇫🇷 France: 664 ↓ -20
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 21 ↓ -1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 65 ↑ 5
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 7750 ↓↓ -150
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 110 ↑ 4
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 22 ↓ -4
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 25 ↑ 5
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 227 ↓ -9
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 28 ↑ 2
- 🇺🇸 United States: 67 ↓ -5
Oliver in the Top 50 Names
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