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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Old Norse: Kind one
  2. Latin: Olive tree
  3. Old French: Peace

First name variations: Olivia, Olivya, Olivette, Ollie, Olly, Olva, Livia, Livy, Liv, Livvy, Nollie, Nola

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. French: from olive ‘olive’ (see Oliva).
  2. English: usually an Americanized form of a Romance name such as Oliva, Olivo, etc.
  3. Catalan (Olivé): variant spelling of Oliver.

This name appears in the following lists: Flowers and Trees