Olivia

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Olivia

  • /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/ UK
  • /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/ US
  • /əˈlɪ.vi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɪviə

Where it comes from

From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

proper noun Olivias · Alivia · Olyvia

  1. countable, uncountable A female given name from Latin. O! when mine eyes did see Olivia first / Methought she purg’d the air of pestilence.
  2. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States; named for tobacco businessman W. J. Olive.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ann, bolivia, olivier, olive, oliva, olivette, olivine, olivera, alivia, alyvia, olyvia, olevia, livia, liv, livvy, ollie

Translations

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name female given name

EspañolOlivia
한국어올리비아 Ollibia
日本語オリビア Oribia
中文奧利維婭 /奥利维娅 Àolìwéiyà
PortuguêsOlívia
FrançaisOlivia, Olive
DeutschOlivia
ItalianoOlivia
ΕλληνικάΟλίβια Olívia
RomânăOlivia
РусскийОли́вия Olívija

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MLA

"Olivia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/olivia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Olivia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/olivia

Chicago

"Olivia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/olivia.

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@misc{olivia_2026,
  title = {Olivia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/olivia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}