Oliphant

Olifant (also Oliphant ) is borrowed from the Dutch word for elephant and stands for:

• Olifant, musical instrument in the shape of a horn, often used as a horn
• Olifant ( Panzer ), South African battle tank type
• Olifant, a historical paper size (675 mm × 1082 mm)

In a broad sense for:

• Olifants River, three different rivers in South Africa
• Oliphant Mountains, mountain landscape in South Africa
• Mumakil, elephant -like creatures from J.R.R. Tolkien's works

Oliphant is a surname, and may refer to:

• Betty Oliphant (1918-2004), Canadian dance teacher
• Evan Oliphant ( b. 1982 ), Scottish cyclist
• Herman Oliphant (1884-1939), American philosopher of law
• Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888), British travel writer, diplomat and occultist
• Mark Oliphant (1901-2000), Australian physician and politician
• Margaret Oliphant Oliphant (1828-1897), Scottish writer
• Pat Oliphant ( born 1935 ), Australian- American cartoonist

As well as a pseudonym of

• Sheri S. Tepper ( "BJ Oliphant " ), U.S. author

• Olyphant

• Disambiguation