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Olivia

Latin (literary coinage) · F

“olive tree”

Where it comes from

oliva, 'olive tree'

Also known as

Olivia (largely unchanged across Romance languages), Oliwia (Polish)

Fun Fact

Shakespeare is credited with popularizing the name in Twelfth Night, likely coining it as a feminine form of Oliver rather than drawing on any earlier established name.

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