# Olivia
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/, /əˈlɪ.vi.ə/
* Hyphenation: O‧liv‧i‧a
* Rhymes: -ɪviə

### Proper noun

Olivia
* A female given name from Latin.
** 1601, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act I, scene 1:O! when mine eyes did see Olivia first / Methought she purg’d the air of pestilence.
** 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield:I intended to call her after Aunt Grizel, but my wife who, during pregnancy, had been reading romances, insisted upon her being called Olivia. In less than another year we had another daughter, and now I was determined that Grizel should be her name; but a rich relation taking a fancy to stand godmother, the girl was, by her directions, called Sophia, so that we had two romantic names in the family, but I solemnly protest I had no hand in it.
** 1985, Maeve Binchy, Echoes, Arrow Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 404:‘Olivia, that's a fine posh name for Castlebay,’ he said approvingly. ‘Ah, they're sick of these Davids and Clares and Gerrys, the dull old names,’ Clare laughed. ‘I hope they won't call her Olly,’ David said. ‘Make your own nickname then,’ Gerry said. ‘Livy?’ Clare suggested. ‘Liffey even?’ Gerry said.
* A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.
* An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States; named for tobacco businessman W. J. Olive.

#### Usage notes

By folk etymology, Olivia is sometimes used as the feminine form of Oliver and, in Scandinavia, of Olaf.

#### Alternative forms

* Alivia, Olyvia (modern)

#### Derived terms

* Olive, Ollie, Liv, Livvy

#### Translations
## Danish
### Proper noun

Olivia
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Olivia
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

#### Related terms

* Liivi, Liivika

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Olivia f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Olivia: Oliviuson
* daughter of Olivia: Oliviudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Olivia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoliʋiɑ/, [ˈo̞liˌʋiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: O‧li‧via

### Proper noun

Olivia
* a female given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Olivia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Olivia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oliviani
accusative
nom.
Oliviani
gen.
Oliviani
genitive
Oliviani
partitive
Oliviaani
inessive
Oliviassani
elative
Oliviastani
illative
Oliviaani
adessive
Oliviallani
ablative
Olivialtani
allative
Olivialleni
essive
Olivianani
translative
Oliviakseni
abessive
Oliviattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oliviasi
accusative
nom.
Oliviasi
gen.
Oliviasi
genitive
Oliviasi
partitive
Oliviaasi
inessive
Oliviassasi
elative
Oliviastasi
illative
Oliviaasi
adessive
Oliviallasi
ablative
Olivialtasi
allative
Oliviallesi
essive
Olivianasi
translative
Oliviaksesi
abessive
Oliviattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oliviamme
accusative
nom.
Oliviamme
gen.
Oliviamme
genitive
Oliviamme
partitive
Oliviaamme
inessive
Oliviassamme
elative
Oliviastamme
illative
Oliviaamme
adessive
Oliviallamme
ablative
Olivialtamme
allative
Oliviallemme
essive
Olivianamme
translative
Oliviaksemme
abessive
Oliviattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olivianne
accusative
nom.
Olivianne
gen.
Olivianne
genitive
Olivianne
partitive
Oliviaanne
inessive
Oliviassanne
elative
Oliviastanne
illative
Oliviaanne
adessive
Oliviallanne
ablative
Olivialtanne
allative
Oliviallenne
essive
Oliviananne
translative
Oliviaksenne
abessive
Oliviattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oliviansa
accusative
nom.
Oliviansa
gen.
Oliviansa
genitive
Oliviansa
partitive
Oliviaansa
inessive
Oliviassaan Oliviassansa
elative
Oliviastaan Oliviastansa
illative
Oliviaansa
adessive
Oliviallaan Oliviallansa
ablative
Olivialtaan Olivialtansa
allative
Olivialleen Oliviallensa
essive
Olivianaan Olivianansa
translative
Oliviakseen Oliviaksensa
abessive
Oliviattaan Oliviattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Statistics

* Olivia is the 123rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,790 female individuals (and as a middle name to 16,700 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 9 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ.li.vja/

### Proper noun

Olivia f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

### Anagrams

* violai, voilai

## German
### Proper noun

Olivia f (genitive Olivias or Olivia)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Olivia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈolivi(j)a/, /-ifi-/

### Proper noun

Olivia
* a female given name from English, equivalent to English Olivia
    Olivia Lubis Jensen, b. 1993

## Italian
### Proper noun

Olivia f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia or Olive

#### Related terms

* Oliviero

### Anagrams

* oliavi, olivai, vaioli, violai

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Olivia
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Olivia c (genitive Olivias)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia