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Olive en · PROPN

Etymology

Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European surnames such as Spanish Oliva.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from English.
    • And hear me swear a solemn oath, / That only by thy side / Will I to Olive plight my troth, / And gain her for my bride. 1842, Alfred Tennyson, The Talking Oak:
    • There was Olive, a soft drowsy girl who didn't like me because I called her Olive Oyl. Even after I was made to apologize she didn't like me. 2006, Alice Munro, The View from Castle Rock, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, pages 227–228:
    • "Elspie, I have a thought! The baby shall be christened Olive!" "It's a strange, heathen name, Mrs. Rothesay." "Not at all. Listen how I chanced to think of it. This very morning, just before you came to waken me, I had such a queer, delicious dream. [ - - - ] Then I looked up, after awhile, and saw standing at the foot of the bed a little angel—a child-angel—with a green olive-branch in its hand. [ - - - ] " 1850, Dinah Craik, Olive, Chapman and Hall, page 26:
  2. A surname.
  3. (rare) A male given name from English.
  4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A community in the city of Orange, Orange County, California.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, named after a Baptist church.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Powder River County, Montana.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Ulster County, New York, from the bible story of dove and olive branch.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, from the girl's name.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Olive Township.

Relateds

Olivia