| Oliver | |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin: | Scandinavian |
| Meaning: | "Bearer of the olive branch" or "Ancestor" |
Oliver is a given name, also a surname, believed to derive from the Old French given name Olivier (though this may be a false etymology); the bearer of the olive branch; 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] A Spanish version can be Olivero. 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.Ref Oliver is often shortened to "Ollie", "Olliee", "Olly", "Oli", "Oly", "Ol", "Ols", "Nol", or "Iver". Olive too is an abbreviation, used to denote affection. Olivia is the feminine version of the name.
Last name
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B
- Barret Oliver
- Bernard Oliver (1919-1995), noted American electrical engineer, astronomer, & SETI advocate
- Bernard M. Oliver
- Bob Oliver
- Brian Oliver
C
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
E
F
G
H
I
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
L
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
- M. C. Oliver
N
P
R
- R. D. Oliver
- Raymond Oliver
- Reeve Oliver
- Reggie Oliver
- Revilo P. Oliver
- Richard Martin fitz Oliver
- Robert Oliver
- Roland Oliver
S
- Sheila Y. Oliver
- Stephen Oliver (1950-1992), British composer
- Susan Oliver (1932-1990), American actress and aviatrix, noted for Star Trek
- Sy Oliver
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- Tom Oliver
- Thomas Oliver (Canadian politician) (1821–1880), Canadian businessman and political figure
- Thomas Oliver (Lieutenant Governor) (1733–1815), the last Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts
- Tommy Oliver (musician) (1932–2006), American musician and music producer
- Tony Oliver
- Tristan Oliver
- Troy Oliver
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W
- W. H. Oliver
- Walter Oliver (1883-1957), New Zealand ornithologist
- William Bacon Oliver
- William J Oliver aka 'Oliver the Spy' aka W.J Richards - 19th century agent-provocateur, employed by the English Home Office against the Luddites
- William M. Oliver
- Winslow Oliver
Given name
- Oliver Bierhoff, (b. 1968), former Germany and AC Milan footballer
- Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician
- Oliver H. Cross, U.S. congressman
- 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 Kahn (b. 1969), German football goalkeeper
- Oliver Kieffer (b. 1979), French volleyball player
- Oliver Kurtz (b. 1971), German field hockey player
- Oliver of Malmesbury (980-ca. 1066), English monk who is said to have made an early attempt at flight using mechanical wings
- Oliver Burgess Meredith, American actor
- Oliver North (b. 1943), American government and political figure involved in the Iran-Contra Affair
- Oliver Platt, American actor
- Oliver Plunkett (1629-1681), Irish saint and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
- Oliver Reed (1938-1999), English actor
- Oliver 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 Twist, fictional character in the 1838 novel by Charles Dickens
- Oliver (chimpanzee) (b. c1970)
- Oliver, a 1963 Opel Kadett owned by Richard Hammond, bought on a Top Gear challenge in Botswana, Africa
In popular culture
- Oliver!, a musical and film based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Oliver & Company, a 1988 animated film loosely based on the novel Oliver Twist
- 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
- Ariadne Oliver, fictional character
- Tommy Oliver, fictional character from Power Rangers
- Oliver Oken, a fictional character from Hannah Montana.
- Oliver, the nickname given by Richard Hammond for his Opel Kadett Appearing in Top Gear, Series 10 Episode 4.
Places
- Oliver, British Columbia, a small town in the Okanagan Valley; known as the Wine Capital of Canada
- Oliver, Georgia, United States
- Oliver, Pennsylvania, United States
- Oliver Winery in Bloomington, Indiana
Companies
- The Oliver Corporation, a tractor manufacturer
- The Oliver Typewriter Company, a typewriter manufacturer
Other uses
- OLIVER (CICS interactive test/debug), a proprietary computer test/debugging product
