| Origin: | From Old High German words for elf and army, warrior | Tools: Add to favorites Generate:
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| Name info: About the name Olivér in particular | |
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| Group info: About Oliver, the group of names with the same origin as Olivér | | Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin: | from the Old French form of a Germanic two-element name, brought to England by the Normans |
| | the spelling was influenced by the Latin word oliva |
| | in the medieval French epic La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland, around 1000 AD) Oliver is a friend of Roland |
| Words: | alf = the elf Old High German |
| | heri = the army, the warrior Old High German |
| | oliva = the olive, the olive tree Latin |
| Topics: | Two-element name |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Oliver England+Wales 2010, 25:Oliwier Poland 2009, 27:Ólíver Iceland 2003 to 2007, 31:Olivér Hungary 2011, 52:Olivier Netherlands 2011, 63:Ollie England+Wales 2010, 104:Olly Scotland 2011 |
| Somehow related to: | Olivia, Olve |
| Old/original forms: | Alfheri Old High German, Olivier Old French |
| Name variants: | Oli, Oliver, Olivér, Ólíver, Olivier, Oliviero, Oliwier, Ollie, Olly Sortable list Details |
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