Name: Oliver
Gender: Male
Usage: Oliver, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Oliver are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Macedonia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Oliver across the world, see Olivier.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Oliver is: Elf army, The olive tree.
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Numerology of the first name Oliver: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Oliver is ranked on the 660th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 865300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.012% of the population. The name Oliver has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Oliver for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Oliver is 12 July.
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History and Origin
The masculine given name Oliver is of Old High German origin. The name was used by one of Charlemagne's retainers- see Oliver (paladin). The name is said to have been derived from the Late Latin Oliverius, however, the names of Charlemagne's other retainers were of Germanic origin, and it is thought that the name is also a form of a Germanic name. It is suggested that the name could thus be rooted to Olaf. The name, Oliver, was brought to England by the Normans.
English: of Norman, and hence ultimately Germanic, origin. It was first used as the name (French Olivier) of one of Charlemagne's paladins or retainers, the close companion in arms of Roland in the Chanson de Roland. Where Roland is headstrong and rash, Oliver is thoughtful and cautious. Ostensibly this name derives from Late Latin olivÄrius olive tree (cf. Olive), but Charlemagne's other paladins all bear solidly Germanic names, so it is more probably an altered form of a Germanic name, perhaps a version of Olaf.
Cognates: French: Olivier. Scottish Gaelic: Olghar, Oilbhreis.
Pet forms: English: Ollie, Noll.
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