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Less popular and more sophisticated and handsome version of Oliver. However, if you live in an English speaking country, especially one where Oliver is a popular name, prepare for people to mispronounce or misread it as Oliver.
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In general most non-francophone Canadians mis-read the name and pronounce it OLIVER. For many years, when in the presence of someone mispronouncing my last name: I raise my eye-glasses and say, I have two eyes (to indicate the different spelling). My name is not OLIVER.
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Good French alternative to the popular name Oliver.
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So much better than Oliver. So smart as well!
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Also Provençal: https://ieo-oc.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=290 --- Source: Institut d'Estudis Occitans
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We have a little Olivier (O-liv-ee-er) Fredrick who was born 1 week ago. And, yeah. I do like this name lol.
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Olivier means olive tree in french. https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/olive%20tree [noted -ed]
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I like it but feel it would frequently be mistaken for simply "Oliver" in the states.
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Olivier Doleuze is a French born jockey and is considered to be one of the world's premier jockeys. Doleuze began riding at the age of 14, and currently has over 700 career wins. In 2010/11 he rode 38 winners, bringing his Hong Kong career total to 375.
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Olivier de Clisson, nicknamed "The Butcher", was a Breton soldier, the son of Olivier IV de Clisson, who was put to death by the French in 1343 on the suspicion of having willingly given up the city of Vannes to the English.
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Olivier Giroud is a French footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the France national team. He began his career at Grenoble in Ligue 2 before joining Tours in 2008.
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Olivier is the first name of Alexander Dumas' noble & strikingly handsome Musketeer Athos. His first name is revealed in the play 'The Youth of the Musketeers'.
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French composer and organist.
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The name Olivier was really popular in France in the 1970's but has since died down. It was the 37th most popular name of the 20th century for boys.
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Actor/Model Olivier Martinez is a famous bearer.
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The pronunciation of this name in IPA is [oli:vje'].
It is the French word for "olive tree", though I believe that it is also the nearest euphonic rendition of "Oliver" in the French language.
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It is the French word for "olive tree", though I believe that it is also the nearest euphonic rendition of "Oliver" in the French language.
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In French, pronounced oh-LIVE-ee-ay. I love the combination Pierre-Olivier.
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Olivier Theyskens is a Belgian fashion designer and is currently working as artistic director at Nina Ricci.
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In one of few differing translations, a character from the Japanese manga "Fullmetal Alchemist" is named Olivier, even though they are a woman. She is a strong-willed and powerful person, so I think a masculine name fits her anyway.
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The Dutch pronunciation is O-lee-veer. [noted -ed]
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