Olive

Olive Morris (1952 – 1979) was a Jamaican-born British-based community leader and activist in the feminist, black nationalist, and squatters' rights campaigns of the 1970s. At the age of 17, she claimed she was assaulted by Metropolitan Police officers following an incident involving a Nigerian diplomat in Brixton, South London. She joined the British Black Panthers, becoming a Marxist–Leninist communist and a radical feminist. She squatted buildings on Railton Road in Brixton; one hosted Sabarr Books and later became the 121 Centre, another was used as offices by the Race Today collective. Morris became a key organiser in the Black Women's Movement in the United Kingdom, co-founding the Brixton Black Women's Group and the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent in London.

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When she studied at the Victoria University of Manchester, her activism continued. She was involved in the Manchester Black Women's Co-operative and travelled to China with the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding. After graduating, Morris returned to Brixton and worked at the Brixton Community Law Centre. She became ill and received a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She died at the age of 27. Her life and work have been commemorated both by official organisations – Lambeth Council named a building after her – and by the activist group the Remembering Olive Collective (ROC). Friends and comrades recalled her as fearless and dedicated to fighting oppression on all levels. She was depicted on the B£1 note of the Brixton Pound and has featured on lists of inspirational black British women.

Olive Penderghast was the main character in Easy A, the 2010 movie.

Singer Marie Osmond's full name is Olive Marie Osmond. Also, her mother's name was Olive May (Davis) Osmond.

Olive is an agent in the 2014 PBS Kids TV series Odd Squad.

Scottish actor David Tennant (born David John McDonald) and his wife Georgia Moffett have a daughter named Olive, who was born 29 March 2011.

Olive Ostrovsky is a lovely character from the musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. I think it's an adorable and unique name!

I guarantee NO girl named Olive will spend her childhood being called "Olive Oyl." The people saying that must be about 83 years old; most of my entire generation has never even heard of "Popeye," much less do they know who Olive Oyl is specifically. Kids in this generation will think of Olive Doyle from the TV Series "Ant Farm" on Disney Channel. Another little yet very famous bearer is actress Drew Barrymore and husband Will Kopelman's daughter Olive, born back in September, 2012.

American country music singer Jake Owen and his wife Lacey Buchanan have a daughter named Olive Pearl (born November 22, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee).

Olive was the name of the levitating girl in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.

Olive Penderghast is the main character in the film Easy A, who becomes the most hated girl in school since she lied about her promiscuity.

St. Olive (also called Oliva) was a beautiful girl of thirteen, of a noble Palermo, Italy family who was carried off to Tunis by raiding Muslims, in the ninth century.

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She was allowed to live in a nearby cave, but when they found that her miracles and cures had converted people to Christianity, she was imprisoned, tortured, and after converting her executioners trying to burn her to death, was beheaded.

A famous bearer was silent film actress Olive Thomas, who practically coined the concept of living fast and dying young. Whenever I hear this name it reminds me of her. It's also vintage and underused, and has a classic, pretty quality.

Olive the Other Reindeer is a cute little dog who saved Christmas from the evil mailman.

Olive is the name of the daughter of Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Olive Snook is a character on the TV series "Pushing Daises". She has a crush on Ned.

Olive Thomas (1894-1920) was an American silent film actress remembered mostly for her marriage to Mary Pickford's brother, Jack, and the strange circumstances surrounding her untimely death.

Olive's Ocean is a book.

Olive Hornby is the girl who was making fun of Myrtle's glasses when the latter was killed by a basilisk in the bathroom. And I thought every Harry Potter name was already covered!

Olive was one of the stepsisters in 'Ella Enchanted'.

Olive Ann Burns was a Georgia-born professional writer, journalist and columnist. She is best known for her novel Cold Sassy Tree.

Olive is the little girl's name in "Little Miss Sunshine".

Olive Deering was an American actress.