Oliver
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'''Oliver''' is a [[given name]], also a [[surname]], believed to derive from the [[Old French]] given name ''Olivier'' (though this may be a [[false etymology]]);"Alf" and "Ihar", meaning "Elf Army", or, as a Latin origin, the bearer of the [[olive branch]]; a corruption of a Germanic personal name, cognate with the Scandinavian name "[[Olaf]]" or "Ólafur," which carries the meaning of "ancestor," "forbear," or "talisman."[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/NamesPersonal/Oliver.html]
The French usage is ''Olivier'' and in Italy the name occurs as ''Oliviero''. The female version of the name is [[Olivia]].
The name's popularity during the [[Middle Ages]] was augmented by the fact that [[Olivier (The Song of Roland)|Olivier]] was the name of one of [[Charlemagne]]'s [[paladin]]s and a friend of the great warrior [[Roland]].[http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Oliver&sourcecode=13304 Ref]
'''Oliver''' is often shortened to "Ollie", "Olliee", "Olly", "Oli", "Oly", "Ol", "Ols", "Nol", or "Iver". Olive too is an abbreviation, used to denote affection.
==Family name==
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===A===
* [[Adam Oliver]]
* [[Anton Oliver]]
* [[Al Oliver]]
* [[Alan Oliver]]
* [[Andrew Oliver]]
===B===
* [[Barret Oliver]]
* [[Bernard M. Oliver]] (1919-1995), eminent American scientist and [[SETI]] advocate
* [[Bob Oliver]]
* [[Brian Oliver]]
===C===
* [[Catriona Oliver]]
* [[Chad Oliver]]
* [[Craig Oliver]]
===D===
* [[Dale Oliver]]
* [[Damien Oliver]]
* [[Daniel Oliver]]
* [[Darren Oliver]] (born 1970), baseball pitcher
* [[David Oliver (actor)]] (1962-1992), American actor
* [[David Oliver (Canadian politician)]], politician in British Columbia, Canada
* [[David Oliver (Track and Field)]], American athlete
* [[Dean Oliver]]
* [[Deanna Oliver]]
* [[Donald Oliver]]
===E===
===F===
* [[Farquhar Oliver]]
* [[Francis Wall Oliver]]
* [[Frank Oliver]]
===G===
* [[Gene Oliver]]
* [[George T. Oliver]]
* [[Glynis Oliver]]
* [[Graham Oliver]]
===H===
* [[Harry Oliver]]
* [[Henry Oliver]]
* [[Hugh Oliver]]
===I===
* [[Isaac Oliver]]
===J===
* [[Jack Edward Oliver]]
* [[Jackie Oliver]]
* [[James Harrison Oliver]] (1857–1928), a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy
* [[James Henry Oliver]] (1905–1981), an American classical scholar
* [[James Michael Yorrick Oliver]], Lord Mayor of London from 2001 to 2002
* [[Jamie Oliver]], (b. 1975), British celebrity chef
* [[Jamie Oliver (musician)]]
* [[Jeremy Oliver]], Australian wine writer
* [[Jimmy Oliver]]
* [[Joe Oliver (baseball player)]]
* [[Joe "King" Oliver]]
* [[John Oliver (politician)]] and farmer in British Columbia, Canada
* [[John Oliver (comedian)]], British political comedian
* [[Jools Oliver]]
* [[Joseph Oliver]]
* [[Despot Jovan Oliver]]
* [[Juan García Oliver]]
===L===
* [[Laureen Oliver]]
===M===
* [[Mark Oliver]]
* [[Martin Oliver]]
* [[Mary Oliver]]
* [[Meg Oliver]]
* [[Melvin Oliver]]
* [[Michael Oliver (actor)]]
* [[Michael Oliver (Carleton president)]], Canadian academic
* [[Michael Oliver (real estate)]]
* [[Mike Oliver]]
* [[Miquita Oliver]]
* [[M. C. Oliver]]
===N===
* [[Nancy Oliver]]
* [[Nicole Oliver]]
===O===
* [[Oliver (William Oliver Swofford)|Oliver]] (singer)
===P===
* [[Pam Oliver]]
* [[Paul Oliver]]
* [[Paul Ambrose Oliver]]
* [[Peter Oliver (painter)]]
===R===
* [[R. D. Oliver]]
* [[Raymond Oliver]]
* [[Reeve Oliver]]
* [[Reggie Oliver]]
* [[Revilo P. Oliver]]
* [[Richard Martin fitz Oliver]]
* [[Robert Oliver]]
* [[Roland Oliver]]
===S===
* [[Sheila Y. Oliver]]
* [[Stephen Oliver (actor)|Stephen Oliver]] (1941–2008), American actor
* [[Stephen Oliver (composer)|Stephen Oliver]] (1950–1992), British composer
* [[Susan Oliver]] (1932–1990), American actress and aviatrix, noted for Star Trek
* [[Sy Oliver]]
===T===
* [[Tom Oliver]]
* [[Thomas Oliver (Canadian politician)]] (1821–1880), Canadian businessman and political figure
* [[Thomas Oliver (Lieutenant Governor)]] (1733–1815), the last Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts
* [[Tommy Oliver (musician)]] (1932–2006), American musician and music producer
* [[Tony Oliver]]
* [[Tristan Oliver]]
* [[Troy Oliver]]
===V===
* [[Vaughan Oliver]]
* [[Vic Oliver]]
===W===
* [[W. H. Oliver]]
* [[Walter Oliver]] (1883-1957), New Zealand ornithologist
* [[William Oliver]] (1695–1764), physician and philanthropist, inventor of the "Bath Oliver" biscuit
* [[William Bacon Oliver]]
* [[William J Oliver]] aka 'Oliver the Spy' aka W.J Richards - 19th century agent-provocateur, employed by the English Home Office against the Luddites
* [[William M. Oliver]]
* [[Winslow Oliver]]
==See also==
* [[Olivier]]
* [[Oliver Twins]]
* [http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=allintitle%3A+Oliver+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F&btnG=Search All Wikipedia (english) articles with ''Oliver'' in the title] (ca. 850, 02/2008)
==References==
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[[Category:European surnames]]
[[Category:masculine given names]]
[[af:Olivier (voornaam)]]
[[cs:Oliver]]
[[de:Oliver]]
[[fr:Olivier (prénom)]]
[[it:Oliver]]
[[hu:Olivér]]
[[nl:Olivier]]
[[ja:オリバー]]
[[no:Oliver]]
[[pl:Oliwer]]
[[ru:Оливер]]
[[sk:Oliver]]
[[sv:Oliver]]
[[zh:奥利弗]]