Olivia
Olivia means From Latin Olīva, an early saints' name from olīva ('olive; olive branch').
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| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Latin |
| Language | English |
| Starts with | O |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “From Latin Olīva, an early saints' name from olīva ('olive; olive branch')”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Oliver — Possibly from Old Norse Óleifr ('ancestral' + 'relic'); popularly linked by folk etymology to the Latin word for olive tree
- Lucas — From Ancient Greek Loukâs, via Latin Lucas
- Jose — God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name
- Hemant — Meanings families give: Winter, the cold season, golden and of early winter; Gold, winter season; Winter season; golden
- Aruna — Meanings families give: Dawn, reddish glow of sunrise; Dawn, early morning redness; Dawn, reddish, charioteer of sun
- Pratyusha — Dawn, early morning light
More girls' names of Latin origin
- Isabella — Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, a form of Elizabeth, ultimately from Hebrew
Where this comes from
Olivia has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.