Girl · Latin
Olive
Say it: OL-iv
Meaning
From Latin oliva 'olive'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Recorded in medieval England as Oliva and revived from the late 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 58,757 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1893, about 1 in 361 girls
- 1,480 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Oliva, Olyff
| Latin | Oliva |
|---|---|
| Italian | Oliva |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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