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Olivia (name)

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Pronunciation
  
/oʊˈlɪviə/

Language(s)
  
English

Language(s)
  
English, Latin

Gender
  
Feminine

Name day
  
August 31

Word/name
  
Latin

Olivia is a popular feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva "olive". Many people think the name was first coined by William Shakespeare for a character in the Twelfth Night, but in fact the name occurs in England as early as the 13th century.

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Popularity

Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s. In 2013 it was the third most popular name for girls in Australia.

People

  • Olivia (singer) (born 1981), American singer, born Olivia Longott
  • Olivia De Berardinis (born 1948), American painter
  • Olivia Bonilla (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actress
  • Olivia Mariamne Devenish (1771–1814), British socialite
  • Olivia Chow (born 1957), Canadian politician
  • Olivia Colman (born 1974), British actress
  • Olivia Culpo (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder
  • Olivia Goldsmith (1949–2004), American writer
  • Olivia Harrison (born 1948), widow of musician George Harrison
  • Olivia de Havilland (born 1916), American actress
  • Olivia Holt (born 1997), American actress
  • Olivia Hussey (born 1951), British actress
  • Olivia Jordan (born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder
  • Olivia Judson (born 1970), British biologist
  • Olivia Lufkin (born 1979), Japanese singer
  • Olivia Manning (1908–1980), British writer
  • Olivia Munn (born 1980), American actress
  • Olivia Newton-John (born 1948), Australian singer and actress
  • Olivia Nordgren (1880–1969), Swedish politician
  • Olivia O'Leary (born 1949), Irish journalist
  • Olivia Olson (born 1992), American actress and singer
  • Olivia Ong (born 1985), Singaporean singer
  • Olivia Ruiz (born 1980), French singer
  • Olivia Tennet (born 1991), New Zealand actress
  • Olivia Thirlby (born 1986), American actress
  • Olivia Ward Bush (1869–1944), American writer
  • Olivia Wilde (born 1984), American actress
  • Olivia Williams (born 1968), English actress

    • Fiction

  • Olivia, minor character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Olivia, protagonist of several children's books by Ian Falconer
  • Olivia, character in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
  • Olivia Benford, character on FlashForward, played by Sonya Walger
  • Olivia Benson, character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Mariska Hargitay
  • Olivia Blake, character from the American soap opera Sunset Beach
  • Olivia Burke, character in the television series "Gossip Girl"
  • Olivia Dunham, character in the television series Fringe
  • Olivia Falconeri, character from the long-running American soap opera General Hospital
  • Olivia Fuller, character from Family Guy
  • Olivia Harper, nurse in the American comedy-drama Grey's Anatomy
  • Olivia Kidney, main character in Olivia Kidney (book series by Ellen Potter)
  • Olivia Pope, a character in the hit TV show Scandal
  • Olivia Robinson, character played by Alaina Reed on the long-running children's series Sesame Street
  • Olivia Spencer, character from the long-running American soap opera Guiding Light
  • Olivia Barber Winters, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless

    • References

    Olivia (name) Wikipedia
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