| Group info: | | 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 Canada/BC 2019, 1:Olivers Latvia 2021, 2:Olivér Hungary 2022, 6:Óliver Iceland 2018, 20:Oliwier Warsaw 2013, 24:Olivier Netherlands 2022, 25:Ollie Scotland 2020, 27:Ólíver Iceland 2003 to 2007, 86:Olly Scotland 2012 |
| Somehow related to: | Olivia, Olve |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | |
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| Name variants: 13 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | |
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