Etymograph

English

Olivia

Olivia comes from Latin Olīva ‘olive’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOlīva‘olive’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1601Olivia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOlīva‘olive’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1601Olivia

Earliest quotation: 1601, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night: “O! when mine eyes did see Olivia first /…”

The story

First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Linked words

through Latin Olīva ‘olive’

olive, oliva, 1 more

Today it means

name A female given name from Latin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Olīva / Olivia

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