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 Old High German “alf” = elf + “heri” = army/warrior).
Pronunciation of Oliver
Alternate spelling of Oliver
OlivierName Statistic: Oliver is ranked #125 overall ↓ -5
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 101 ↓ -2
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 15 ↓ -1
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 109 ↓ -4
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 57 ↑ 1
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 344 ↓ -6
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 331 ↑ 5
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 37 ↑ 1
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 104 ↓ -10
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 10 ↑ 5
- 🇫🇷 France: 695 ↓ -51
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 24 ↓ -4
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 66 ↑ 4
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 7081 ↑↑ 519
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 114 ↔ 0
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 26 ↓ -8
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 23 ↑ 7
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 223 ↓ -5
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 22 ↑ 8
- 🇺🇸 United States: 87 ↓ -25
Oliver in the Top 50 Names
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