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Oliver

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Oliver at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“ancestral + relic”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈɑlɪvɚ/, /ˈɒlɪvə/

Etymology

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.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Oliver mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "ancestral + relic".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).