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| Pronunciation | /oʊˈlɪviə/ [1] , Italian: [/o.ˈli.vja/] , Spanish: [/o.ˈli.βja/] , French: [/ɔ.li.vja/] , German: [/o.ˈliː.vi̯a/] , Finnish: [/ˈo.li.ʋi.ɑ/] , Dutch: [/oː.ˈli.vi.aː/] |
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| Gender | Feminine |
| Language(s) | English |
| Name day | April 15 (Sweden) June 10 (Italy) |
| Other gender | |
| Masculine | Olivio |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Meaning | olive, olive tree, "peace" |
| Other names | |
| Pet form(s) | Liv, Livi, Livvy, Ollie, Olly, Livia, Livy, Livvie, Livie, Livvi, Olz |
| Usage | English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch |
| Related names | Oliva, Olive, Olivio |
Olivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva, olive. Both Oliva and Olivia were Latinate forms in use in English-speaking countries as early as the 13th century. Olive was in common use as a vernacular form. [2] Though not invented by William Shakespeare, the name was popularized by a character in Twelfth Night . [3]
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Usage of the name in the 20th and 21st centuries has been influenced by popular culture, including the popularity of the actress Olivia Newton-John in the 1970s and of Olivia Kendall, a child character played by actress Raven-Symoné on the American television sitcom The Cosby Show . Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s, and is also well used throughout Europe and South America. [4] [5] [6] [7]
In 2022, in the United States, the name Olivia was given to 16,573 girls, ranking it as the most popular name. [8] That same year, it was also the most popular name given to girls in Canada. [9]
