Oliver.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A placename A number of places in Canada: A town in British Columbia.
A placename A number of places in Canada: An urban neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
A placename A number of places in Canada: A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
A placename A number of places in Canada: A community in Essex County, Ontario.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Yuba County, California.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Screven County, Georgia.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Edgar County, Illinois.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kimball County, Nebraska.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3), included under Oliver Township.
A placename Synonym of the Moon (“the Earth's moon”).
Alternative form of oliver.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.
Drunk, pissed.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.
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