Oliver

Colors Related to this Name: Red

Qualities Related to this Name: Compassionate, Idealistic

Popularity: This is a very popular name in the US. Ranking #52 in 2013 and #32 in 2014.

Meaning

In English

Origin: Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Oliverius (written in Latin as: Oliverivs), but probably representing a Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr ‎(“ancestral + relic”) (modern Olaf and Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- ‎(“all”) + *wēraz ‎(“true”) (modern Alvar, Álvaro). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.

Meaning(s):

-(Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk, pissed.

-( male name -comes from the Germanic language-).

-(last name patronymic -comes from the language-)

In German

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Swedish

Origin: From English Oliver.

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Czech

Meaning(s):

-( male name), related to Oliver.

In Danish

Origin: From English Oliver.

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Estonian

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Finnish

Origin: From English Oliver, in many cases via Swedish.

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Norwegian

Origin: From English Oliver. Has also been interpreted as a combination of Ole and Iver. In regular use since the 18th century.

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Old_French

Meaning(s):

-( male name), related to English -) Oliver.

In Serbo-Croatian

Meaning(s):

-( male name)