Comments for OLIVIA:

The Latin form of the ancient Greek name Olvia. This was the name of a Nymph.

-- Damis  3/3/2005

Olivia can derive from the laurel tree, meaning 'symbol of peace'.

-- OBiancardi  4/1/2005

Olivia is such a beautiful and sophisticated name, no wonder it's so popular.

-- Anonymous User  4/26/2005

Famous bearers: Singer/actress Olivia Newton-John (Grease) and Oscar-winning actress Olivia de Havilland (Gone with the Wind).

-- violet_eyeliner  12/14/2005

Olivia Benson is a detective on the T.V. show "Law & Order: SVU." She is played by the beautiful Mariska Hargitay.

-- breakofday  12/16/2005

Actress Olivia Hussey (who has played such wonderful women as Juliet, the Virgin Mary and Rebecca in Ivanhoe) is a famous bearer of this name.

-- Anonymous User  12/19/2005

I think it is a beautiful name and only very intelligent people have it.

-- Anonymous User  1/2/2006

It's funny because I see all these compliments and me myself, I don't think Olivia is such a beautiful name. But it's nice to hear that some people actually like the name Olivia.

-- Olivia  1/5/2006

Everytime I hear the name Olivia, I can't help but think of olives.

-- Ariel  1/30/2006

Olivia Newton-John. English born, Australia raised U.S. Citizen. Starred in Grease. Winner of 4 Grammy Awards. Sold over 50 million records worldwide.

-- olderbetter66  2/16/2006

Who in their right mind would name their daughter after an olive?

-- Anonymous User  2/17/2006

Lovely name but in the past several years has suffered from overuse. I expect it to only get worse so let's hope this name doesn't go "Emily" on us.

-- puella_blu  3/7/2006

Olivia de Havilland was an actress in the 1930's-1980's. Her most famous role was probably the part she played as Melanie in the 1939 movie GONE WITH THE WIND.

-- Christiangirl0909  3/29/2006

Olivia is a beautiful name. It is an ageless classic that doesn't seem to go out of style.

-- Anonymous User  4/25/2006

"Olivia" is connected to the "olive". In many languages the word "olive" begins with "oliv", for example in Spanish "oliva" means the noun "olive" and "olivo" - the olive tree.

-- iva_toneva  5/27/2006

Olivia Longott is an American RnB singer.

-- Anonymous User  6/3/2006

My name is Olivia and my mum said she named me after the actress in the first Romeo and Juliet. And I don't mind the name except when people call me Olive Oyl.

-- olivia717  6/19/2006

This is great name for nicknames. My friend Olivia gets called Liv, Livia, Livee, Liver (unfortunately), Livies and many more.

-- indigopearl  8/1/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Olivia here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_  9/3/2006

Olivia has been on the top 1000 list since the 1880's but didn't grow in usage and popularity until the 1990's.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

I think Olivia is a very pretty name, and the nickname Livvy is very cute. Olivia is the name of the mother in the 1970's family drama "The Waltons". Her character really made the name appeal to me. :-)

-- Diamante04  10/6/2006

Country singer Sara Evans has a daughter named Olivia Margaret.

To add the previous comment, the mother on the television show "The Waltons" was named Olivia and nicknamed Livvy.

-- Diamante04  10/11/2006

My sister's name is Olivia. I'm so jealous. I wish I could have had it to name for my daughter! It's so pretty. She gets called Livvy mostly which I used to hate calling her but am so used to saying it that it doesn't matter. She gets called Liver, but that was more of a natural thing that you don't even realize you say until you've said it. She doesn't care though. We call her "olive" as a joke.

-- Anonymous User  10/23/2006

Patricia Arquette & Thomas Jane have a daughter Harlow Olivia Calliope Elliot which was born 20th February 2003 in L.A.

-- Maggie_Simpson  11/7/2006

Olivia Lufkin is a rising Caucasian/Japanese singer from Okinawa. Most famous for contributing to the soundtrack of 'NANA'.

-- Anonymous User  1/3/2007

My name is Olivia. People will tease me about it all of the time, they enjoy calling me things like Olive Oil, Liver, Oliver, Olive. Naturally I hate all of the above, but Olive mostly just because it reminds me of Popeye's girlfriend. I always carried a negative association with her. Besides the nicknames, I think people tend to enjoy me as a person because I'm vastly different from the stereotypical Olivia - every other one I've met seemed like a complete snob or spoiled brat. I've yet to understand why.

-- Daisee  1/3/2007

I don't think I'd really like this name if it weren't for Olivia Hussey. She just gives it such a classy, beautiful association that I can't get around. Lovely.

-- Belus  1/4/2007

Olivia 835 is a minor planet
Olivia, Minnesota, is a town in the United States of America
Olivia de Berardinis is pin-up artist
Olivia Longott is an American R&B singer
Olivia Lufkin, sometimes called OLIVIA, is a Japanese singer
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia the pig, a character in books by Ian Falconer
Olivia the Band, a Christian rock band from Haleiwa, Hawaii.
"Olivia", a novel published in 1949 by Dorothy Bussy and 1951 French motion picture based on this novel.
A play by William Gorman Wills
A minor character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
A fictional character from Dreamfall.
A character in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.
The singer of the band No Commercial Value.

-- Moon  1/23/2007

I love, love, love this name! It's annoying that it's so overused. I just hope that by the time I have a daughter it won't be so common. I would name her after the great actress Olivia de Havilland.

-- littlescarlett  4/29/2007

As this is the name of my younger sister, it has always had the connotation of a sweet, funny, and precocious person to me -- not necessarily elegant and serious. I definitely like it, either way.

-- Anonymous User  4/30/2007

I love the name Olivia. I don't think of olives at all. Actually, I think of this really unique, artsy girl. Liv and Livvy are both really good nickames too.

-- Anonymous User  5/19/2007

I love this name. Even though it's getting really popular, I am seriously considering naming my daughter this. It's elegant, sophisticated, and the kid won't be beaten senseless for it. Nickames could be Liv, Lib or Libby, or possibly even Ollie for a tomboy.

-- MicaLilah  5/21/2007

I don't really like this name. The name itself is pretty, but I have a really negative association ingrained with it that I cannot separate it from. It's lovely, too bad it's so common. I think I like Livia better though.

-- Anonymous User  6/2/2007

Olivia is also the Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form.
Name Day: 2th October (Czech) and 7th July (Slovak).
Pet forms: Olive, Olly, Livia.

-- Karcoolka  7/12/2007

It's a really cool name and it doesn't just mean "an olive" because Oliver (the Masculine form) means "elf army".

-- Anonymous User  7/22/2007

Olivia is a cute name for a girl.

-- CharlieRob  8/19/2007

I can't help but think of olives, olive oil and Olivia Newton John when I hear this name. I don't like it.

-- johann14  9/24/2007

I love the name Olivia! That is my name! It's a really unique name.

-- flyingbanana  10/3/2007

I love the name Olivia, it sounds pretty and elegant. I never think of olives when I hear it. I think this sounds like the name of a princess. I wouldn't name my daughter Olivia, but that's because I already have a name for her. :)

-- DoffeT  10/15/2007

My name is Olivia and I love my name so much! I just wish it weren't getting so popular, I'd like to be original. Thank you to everyone who said nice things about my name, it was really nice of you and I hope I can return the favor. To everyone else, well at least you aren't named Olivia and stuck with a name that you don't like.

-- livieluvbug  11/30/2007

When I was born there was only one other Olivia in town (that I knew about) and the name was basically unpopular. Now it seems like there is a little army of Olivia's coming. My sister had a poem book for kids that she wrote in and all (and I'm not exagerating) the entries by girls under 10 were named Olivia. It is such a tragedy. How unoriginal can people get. Like the demotivational poster says, "Conformity: When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." So true. So sad.

-- livieluvbug  12/5/2007

This is a slightly too popular name to suit me.

-- Patricia Underwood  2/6/2008

This was the name of the daughter of Hiram Flaversham, the kidnapped toymaker in the Disney movie "The Great Mouse Detective", a Sherlock Holmes story set among the mouse population of the British Empire of the late 1890s.

Olivia's father was kidnapped on her birthday by a rat who sought to gain control of the mouse version of the British Empire via a toy version of the mouse Queen Victoria (she is not named in the film), by the means of which he attempts to appoint himself royal consort.

In case I was not clear earlier, Olivia and her father are themselves mice. I am quite surprised that no one thought to mention this famous bearer, for this film is one of my better childhood memories.

-- Bastien Rosier  3/11/2008

Olivia is a beautiful, well rounded name. It makes me think of a happy, giggly girl. The Olivia I know is very much like this. She is called Lib or Libby for short.

-- LlamaLover131  3/12/2008

I love this name, I don't care how popular it is. When I have a daughter this will be her name. I have loved it ever since I watched Law and Order SVU with Mariska Hargitay playing detective Olivia Benson.

-- Anonymous User  3/16/2008

I love Olivia! It's been one of my favorite names for a long time, and I plan on one day using it if I ever get pregnant and have a little girl. It's just lovely.

-- Lumiereslove  4/17/2008

Olivia is my name (I am proud to have it!) but after reading what people think it means, like if it's modern or urban or whatever, it doesn't describe me at all. I thought the name Olivia described me perfectly only because it was MY name. But I just don't want anyone getting the wrong impression on Olivia. We can be youthful, strong, modern people too! And I hate that it's such a common name. I was named Olivia because my parents thought it was UNcommon. I don't know what world they were living in.

-- Olivia_4evah  4/27/2008

I think it's a very classy, sophisticated, dignified name, and quite beautiful too. I'm actually surprised it's become so common in the era of MacKenzie, Madison, and Nevaeh used on girls. But it's far too common, so it doesn't sound all that glamorous anymore.

-- slight night shiver  5/2/2008

I have a friend named Olivia. I've always liked her name since I've known her (which has been a really long time). I know Olivia Rose is a popular name right now, but maybe if I ever get pregnant, it won't be by that time. I would like to use it. It's so pretty.

-- Lumiereslove  5/30/2008

Despite not being able to swing a cat without hitting one, Olivia still gives off very crusty old lady vibes. It's lumpy. Olive is prettier.

-- Anonymous User  5/31/2008

I love the name Olivia! Matter of fact, it is my name! I am often called Liver by my family, friends, people at church, and even teachers! My cousin, Emilee, calls me Livi.

-- liver  6/24/2008

My name is Olivia and I'm not too fond of it. Who doesn't enjoy being called 'Liverneck' by classmates? Too many annoying nicknames!

-- Olivia_jill  7/2/2008

"The Color Purple" is a 1983 novel by Alice Walker and the main character's daughter is named Olivia. In the 1985 film adaptation which was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey. It's been on Broadway since 2005. There is a line in the film where Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) sees her daughter in a local store. "I think she mine, I don't if she mine, but if she is I call her Olivia." Then there is this dialogue, "What her name?" "Pauline. But I call her Olivia." "Why you call her Olivia if that ain't her name?" "Well, just look at those eyes, only someone old would have eyes like that, so I call her O'livia." It's a beautiful film.

-- Anonymous User  7/20/2008

I pronounce Olivia with a very distinct "O." oh-LIV-ee-uh. I have only heard it pronounced this way. I'm on the west coast of the United States.

-- Anonymous User  8/3/2008

I love this name, but I think it's being overused.

-- bananarama  8/8/2008

Latin for olive is "Olea", not "Oliva".

-- michaelsgreat  8/19/2008

Olivia Wilde, who plays a doctor on the T.V. Show "House". But we don't know her first name, House just calls her "13".

-- kateab1115  9/14/2008

Although this is a popular name and although I like olives I don't like this name. Who wants to be named after an olive?

-- KayeKiLa  9/14/2008

My name is Olivia and I love it! I usually get called Liv or Livvy, but I am sometimes called Ollie or Olive, which I actually enjoy.

-- Anonymous User  9/19/2008

Olivia Kidney is a rather charming book written by Ellen Potter about a young girl with an ability to sense and speak to ethereal characters.

-- Anonymous User  10/1/2008

This is one of the prettiest names I have ever heard! It's sweet but also strong, a great mix.

-- HamsterKid450  11/12/2008

The wife of American author Mark Twain, was named Olivia. She went by the nickname, "Livy" though. They had a daughter named Olivia Susan as well. But they called her "Susie."

-- Coffeebean  1/18/2009

I've always pronounced it oh-LIV-ee-uh. ^^;

-- gala  3/18/2009

I love this name because it's associated with olives, actually. I think of it as a tribute to the goddess Athena. Also, the nickname "Liv" is just too adorable!

-- gala  3/18/2009

I think Olivia is the most graceful, beautiful name in the world.

-- Anonymous User  3/28/2009

Ugh. I've always disliked this name, it just sounds trashy- I'm not trying to offend girls with this name, and sorry if I do.

-- Kerules  4/2/2009

I've never liked this name. I just can't help but thinking of olives or the name Oliver when I hear it. I also don't like the sound of "Liv" as a short form. I think it's the "v" in the middle of the name that I don't like. It just doesn't sound very feminine to me.

-- TiffanyS  4/13/2009

For some reason, I've never liked this name. It just sounds icky. I don't know. I know a girl named Olivia who is very friendly, but I would just never consider this name for my own daughter.

-- meggsxx3  5/18/2009

I wish the name wasn't so popular. But I love the name Olivia! It's cute, sophisticated, and beautiful. I love names that end in the letter A and I love vowel names too! Olivia is classic and beautiful. I would certainly consider naming a daughter this in a few years if it becomes less popular. Or even if it doesn't it's still beautiful!

-- Anonymous User  6/4/2009

Really pretty. It's so sophisticated, classy, and pretty! If it's not so popular in a few years I might consider naming my future daughter this.

-- becca_marciano  6/16/2009

One of my best friend's name is Olivia. She pronounces it "Ah-liv-ee-ah". She and one other girl are the only Olivias I have ever met. I think this name is a nice name.

-- --allison--  7/27/2009

Olivia means "Elf Army".

-- becca_marciano  8/3/2009

Olivia Walton was the wife of John Walton on the old tv show the Waltons. She and John had 7 children together, and she miscarried one.

-- --allison--  8/9/2009

It isn't pretty, it's meaning doesn't appeal to me. I just do not like it. No offence to anyone.

-- italiannames  9/13/2009

This is my name and I hate it. It's ugly and reminds me of olives which are gross and gross colored.

-- spunky 13  9/24/2009

Overused and ugly. When I think of someone named Olivia I think of an overweight little girl.

-- Anonymous User  9/28/2009

Comments for OLÍVIA:

Olivia is the youngest daughter on the new T.V. show 'Wild at Heart'. I think this is a very pretty name.

-- Melissa_14  2/12/2006

I love the name Olivia. So many elegant people had/have that name, and I think it's one of those timeless beauties you know? I just hope it doesn't get too popular. I personally like being unique.

-- cutieX3piie  5/30/2006

This name is very pretty but I prefer Livia. Both names give me the impression of someone down-to-earth, intelligent and sexy.

-- Anonymous User  6/22/2006

My name is Olivia, and most of the time I love it. But it's getting so popular, I sometimes wish I had a different name. I'd like to thank all the people who said nice things about my name.

-- Anonymous User  12/30/2006

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