An elaboration of Olive olive tree.
Nameberry olivia. Or you can start your search with our revolutionary new tool Baby Name DNA to analyze. Contrary to popular belief it is not related to olives or the olive tree. Atticus is the Number 1 name for boys on Nameberrys list of Most Popular Baby Names of 2017 with Olivia the top girls name for the second year in a row.
Olivia is a really lovely girl name. Olivia was first used in Shakespeares famous play Twelveth Night. And British name standings and is at.
It was a spin-off from Oliva or Oliver both of which are names that honour the olive tree. Ranking 2nd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018 the name Olivia is uber popular. Its a feminine form of Oliver meaning olive tree Well-known Olivias.
The name was used by Shakespeare as the name of the heiress in the play Twelfth Night. Currently in the top 10 this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880 when the Social Security Administration began record keeping. It was popularized by William Shakespeare in his play The Twelfth Night.
The Latin oliva means olive. This is the first time Olivia has taken the top spot in Nameberrys popularity polls unseating Charlotte. Origin of the name Olivia.
Meaning of the name Olivia Olivia is taken from the Latin word meaning olive. Olivia ranks in second place in the official US. Nameberry is a smart funny opinionated engaging baby-naming site based on the ten name books by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.