Oliver (given name)

Oliver is a male first name, which is used mainly in the English-speaking world as a surname use. In the German speaking part of the first name Oliver took until the late 1950s further spread. The feminine version of the name is Olivia, Olivera, and Livia. In France, he is as Olivier and in Italy as Oliviero use.

Origin and Meaning

The origin of the name is not finally resolved:

  • Scandinavian: common word root with Olaf and today still popular in Iceland Ólafur name and Óleifr The meaning of the name is a descendant of the ancestor. Germanic names were extremely diverse, and only about 4 in 1,000 people had the same first name. Óláfr, Oleifr, Olver, Olvar and Olbhur in England were different spellings with the same meanings. In Old Icelandic Landnámabók ( Conquest book, book of the settlement of Iceland 870-930 ) mention the 17 variants of the name Oliver.
  • Old High German: from Alfhari / Althir The meaning of the syllables is then alf = Elf / Alb / small creatures of nature hari = army / warrior. In Beowulf a Ælfhere is mentioned by the shield Willingen, in Waldere the Ælfhere as the father of Waldere.

With the Norman conquest of England in 1066 from France, probably the French name with Olaf or Oleifr Oliver was merged. In the Middle Ages, around the year 1075 to 1100, the name was Europe by the shape of Olivier, a historically non-secured paladin or knight and friend of Charlemagne, known in the Chanson de Roland ( probably April 2 * 747 † January 28 814).

Dissemination

The first name Oliver was rarely awarded in the first half of the 20th century. From the late fifties his popularity rose sharply. The late sixties and early seventies, the name was among the ten most common boys' names of the respective vintages. Then its popularity gradually went back a little. However, even in the new millennium, the name is still in use.

Name Days

July 10, July 11

The Protestant name day by Oliver on July 10. The Catholic feast is on July 11, after the death of 1975 canonized Irish Bishop Oliver Plunkett. Another saint by this name is Oliver of Ancona.

Well-known bearers of the name

Artist Name

  • US- American singer Oliver ( William Oliver Swofford actually )
  • The Belgian singer Oliver ( participants in the Euro Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009)
  • Jan Oliver, actually January Bühlmann (* 1987), Swiss singer, model and Mister Switzerland 2010

Name

  • Oliver Bierhoff ( born 1968 ), former German footballer, team manager of the German national football team
  • Oliver Bono (born 1966 ), Swiss television presenter
  • Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), English politician
  • Olivier le Daim (1428-1483), valet of Louis XI.
  • Oliver Michael Dittrich (* 1956), German actor, musician, composer and comedian
  • Oliver Evans (1755-1819), American inventor
  • Oliver Grasmück (* 20th century ), German scholar of religion and free scientific publication service
  • Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), American comedian and film actor
  • Oliver Herrmann (1963-2003), German photographer, film and theater director
  • Oliver Hill (1907-2007), American lawyer and civil rights activist
  • Oliver Hirschbiegel ( born 1957 ), German film director
  • Oliver Kahn (born 1969 ), German football goalkeeper, Vice World Champion 2002
  • Oliver Neuville (born 1973 ), German football player
  • Oliver North ( b. 1943 ), political figure in the Reagan era, implicated in the Iran-Contra affair
  • Oliver Pocher (born 1978 ), German comedian, musician, entertainer, presenter and actor
  • Oliver Poole (1922-2009), U.S. American football player
  • Oliver Seraphin ( b. 1946 ), businessman, prime minister of the Caribbean island of Dominica
  • Oliver Stone ( born 1946 ), American film director
  • Oliver Tambo (1917-1993), South African anti-apartheid activist and co-founder of the ANC
  • Oliver Welke (born 1966 ), German presenter and comedian
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), writer and physician, United States
  • Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), a Founding Father of the United States, Governor of Connecticut

Family name

A

  • Andrew Oliver (Massachusetts ) ( 1706-1774 ), American politician ( Massachusetts)
  • Andrew Oliver ( congressman ) ( 1815-1889 ), American politician (New York)
  • Andrew Oliver ( archaeologist ) ( b. 1936 ), American classical archaeologist
  • Anton Oliver ( born 1975 ), New Zealand rugby player

B

  • Barney Oliver (1916-1995), American scientist
  • Barret Oliver (born 1973 ), American actor and photographer
  • Bernard M. Oliver (1916-1995), American scientist
  • Brian Oliver (basketball player) ( born 1968 ), American basketball player
  • Brian Oliver (film producer) (born 1971 ), American film producer

C

  • Carl Oliver (born 1969 ), Bahamian sprinter
  • Célestin Oliver (1930-2011), French football player and coach
  • Chad Oliver (1928-1993), American writer
  • Chris Oliver ( born 1985 ), American basketball player
  • Christian Oliver (born 1972 ), German actor

D

  • Daniel Oliver (1830-1916), English botanist
  • Daniel C. Oliver (1865-1924), American politician
  • David Oliver (producer) ( 1898-1978 ), German film producer
  • David Oliver (actor ) ( 1962-1992 ), American actor
  • David Oliver (ice hockey player) (born 1971 ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • David Oliver ( athlete ) ( b. 1982 ), American hurdler
  • Diana Buitron -Oliver (1946-2002), American classical archaeologist

E

F

  • Francis Wall Oliver (1864-1951), British botanist
  • Frank Oliver ( Canadian politician ) ( 1853-1933 ), Canadian politician
  • Frank Oliver ( congressman ) ( 1883-1968 ), American politician
  • Frank Oliver ( rugby player ) ( 1948-2014 ), New Zealand rugby union player and coach

G

B

  • Harry Oliver (1888-1973), American Art Director, Production Designer, Architect and Designer

I

J

  • Jack Oliver (1923-2011), American geophysicist
  • Jackie Oliver ( b. 1942 ), British racing driver and team manager
  • Jay Oliver (1942-1993), American jazz bassist
  • James C. Oliver (1895-1986), American politician
  • James Harrison Oliver (1857-1928), American naval officer
  • Jamie Oliver ( James Trevor Oliver, born 1975 ), English cooking
  • Joe King Oliver (1885-1938), American jazz musician
  • John Oliver ( bishop)
  • John Oliver ( surveyor ) (c. 1616-1701 ), English surveyor, a glass painter and mason
  • John Oliver ( politician ) ( 1856-1927 ), Canadian politician
  • John Oliver ( composer ) ( born 1959 ), Canadian composer
  • John Oliver (actor ) ( born 1977 ), English actor, director, screenwriter and producer
  • José FA Oliver ( b. 1961 ), German writer
  • Joseph Oliver (1852-1922), Canadian politician, mayor of Toronto
  • Jovan Oliver (1310-1356), Serbian nobleman
  • Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver (1925-2012), Puerto Rican clergyman, Bishop of Ponce
  • Juan Tomás Oliver Climent ( born 1951 ), Spanish priest, Vicar Apostolic of Requena

L

M

  • Mary Oliver ( author ) ( born 1935 ), American writer
  • Mary Oliver ( musician ) ( born 1956 ), American musician
  • Michael Oliver (entrepreneur) ( born 1930 ), American real estate entrepreneur Lithuanian origin, initiator of the Republic of Minerva
  • Michael Oliver ( footballer ) ( born 1957 ), Scottish football player
  • Michael Oliver (actor ) ( born 1981 ), American actor
  • Michael Oliver ( referee ) ( born 1985 ), English football referee
  • Michael K. Oliver ( born 1950 ), American ichthyologist
  • Mordecai Oliver (1819-1898), American politician

N

P

R

  • Raymond Oliver (1909-1990), French chef and cookbook author
  • Revilo Pendleton Oliver (1908-1994), American classical philologist
  • Robert W. Oliver ( born 1960 ), American Roman Catholic priest, Kirchrechtler
  • Roland Anthony Oliver (1923-2014), Professor Emeritus of African History

S

V

  • Vaughan Oliver ( born 1957 ), English graphic designer
  • Victorio Oliver Domingo ( born 1926 ), Spanish ecclesiastic, Bishop of Orihuela -Alicante

W

  • Walter Reginald Brook Oliver (1883-1957), New Zealand botanist and ornithologist
  • William Oliver ( martial artist ), American martial artist
  • William Oliver (actor), actor
  • William Bacon Oliver (1867-1948), American politician
  • William M. Oliver (1792-1863), American politician

Fictional characters

  • Oliver, also Olivier ( 1100 ), the second paladin of Charlemagne in the Chanson de Roland
  • Oliver Twist - title and main character of a novel by Charles Dickens.
  • Oliver & Company - Cartoons Disney based on the novel Oliver Twist, whose main character is called Oliver.
  • Oliver Wendell Douglas ( 1960 ) - Main character (played by Eddie Albert) in the U.S. TV series Green Acres
  • Oliver David Beene star of the U.S. TV series
  • Ariadne Oliver ( 1930 - 50s ), fictional writer and friend of Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie novels 8

Variants

  • Female: Olivia, Olivera, also Livia
  • French: Olivier
  • Icelandic: Ólafur
  • Scandinavian: Olaf
  • Gaelic: Olaghair
  • Portuguese: Oliveiros, Oliveira
  • Italian: Oliviero
  • Latin: Olivarius, Oliverus
  • Czech: Olivanic
  • Hawaiian: Oliwa
  • Polish: Oliwer
  • Russian: Оливер
  • Serbian: Оливер / Oliver
  • Short forms: oil, olive, Olli, Olly, Oly, Olie, Ollie, oloi, Ole, Olle, Ohl, Öhle, Ollü, Ölu, Öli, Ölä, Ollo, Olni
  • Other variants: Noll, Oliverio, Olivero, Oliviero, Olivor, Olley, Olliver, Ollivor, Oliwr
  • Oliveros
Olivia (given name) Antilles Andrew Oliver (New York) David Oliver (athlete) Frank A. Oliver Frank Oliver (rugby union) Jack Oliver (scientist) Joe "King" Oliver John Oliver (bishop) John Oliver (politician) John Oliver (composer) John Oliver (comedian) Joseph Oliver (politician) Mary Oliver (violinist) Michael Oliver (actor) Roland Oliver Walter Oliver Green Acres (disambiguation) Oliver Beene
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