| 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 Olivier in particular | |
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| Group info: About Oliver, the group of names with the same origin as Olivier | | 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 2023, 2:Olivér Hungary 2023, 5:Óliver Iceland 2023, 19:Oliwier Poland 2023, 24:Olivier Netherlands 2022, 25:Ollie Scotland 2020, 27:Ólíver Iceland 2003 to 2007, 86:Olly Scotland 2012 |
| Somehow related to: | Olivia, Olve |
| Old/original forms: | Alfheri Old High German, Olivier Old French |
| Name variants: | Oli, Oliver, Olivér, Óliver, Ólíver, Olivers, Olivier, Oliviero, Oliwier, Ollie, Olly Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Olivier | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Belgium prevalence | | 2013 33 |
| Canada | Graph | 2023 116, 2022 114, 2021 97 |
| France | | 2002 166 |
| France prevalence | | 2011 25 |
| Netherlands | Graph | 2023 27, 2022 24, 2021 29, 2020 24, 2019 35, 2018 36, 2017 35, 2016 43, 2015 47, 2014 49, 2013 43, 2012 37, 2011 52, 2010 55, 2009 68, 2008 73 |
| Switzerland | | 1997 183 |
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