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Olivier Dauphin
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery * Olivier, Louisiana, a rural populated place in the United States * Olivier (crater), on the Moon * Olivier salad, a popular dish of Russian cuisine * ''Olivier'' (novel), the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras * The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor Laurence Olivier), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre * The Laurence Olivier Awards The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ..., a theatrical award * Olivier (comics), a foe of The Punisher See also * '' Olivier, Olivier'', a 1992 drama film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver (given Name)
Oliver is a masculine given name of Old French and Medieval British origin. The name has been generally associated with the Latin term ''olivarius'', meaning "olive tree planter", or "olive branch bearer" Other proposed origins include the Germanic names "wolf" and "army"; the Old Norse '' Óleifr'' ( Ólaf); a genuinely West Germanic name, perhaps from ''ala-'' "all" and ''wēra'' "true" (possibly cognate with Álvaro); the Anglo-Saxon Alfhere; and the Greek name Eleutherios. Oliver is one of Charlemagne's retainers in the 11th-century '' Song of Roland''. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, where its form was possibly influenced again by its Anglo-Saxon cognate Alfhere.. The webpage cited the following book: It was commonly used in medieval England, but became rare after the Restoration because of the unpopularity of Oliver Cromwell. The name was revived in the 19th century, possibly inspired by the title character of Charles Dickens' '' Oliver Twist'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier (given Name)
Olivier is a given name which may refer to: People: * Olivier, Baron de Brandois (1870–1916), French Olympic sailor * Olivier, Count of Penthièvre (died 1433), French noble * Olivier Assayas (born 1955), French film director, screenwriter and film critic * Olivier Berggruen (born 1963), German-American art historian * Olivier Besancenot (born 1974), French politician and trade unionist * Olivier Blanchard (born 1948), chief economist at the International Monetary Fund * Olivier Brunel (c. 1552–1585), Flemish explorer * Olivier Chastel (born 1964), Belgian government minister * Olivier de Clisson (1336–1407), Breton soldier * Olivier Coipel, French comic book artist * Olivier Cresp (born 1955), French perfumer * Olivier Dacourt (born 1974), French former footballer * Olivier Dahan (born 1967), French director and screenwriter * Olivier le Daim (c. 1428–1484), born Olivier de Neckere, Flemish valet to King Louis XI of France * Olivier Dassault (born 1951), French politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier (surname)
The surname Olivier may refer to: * The Olivier brothers René, Aimé, and Marius, French pioneering bicycle manufacturers ** Aimé Olivier de Sanderval (1840–1919), French explorer, entrepreneur and writer * André Olivier (born 1989), South African middle distance runner * Brenden Olivier (born 1992), South African rugby union player * Charles Olivier, American screenwriter * Charles Pollard Olivier (1884–1975), American astronomer * Chris Olivier (born 1984), American professional basketball player * David Olivier (born 1956), French and British philosopher and antispeciesist activist * Edith Olivier (1872–1948), English writer, mayor and hostess * Ernest Olivier (1844–1914), French entomologist and botanist * Fernande Olivier (1881–1966), French model * George Olivier, count of Wallis (1671–1743), Austrian field marshal * George Borg Olivier (1911–1980), Prime Minister of Malta from 1950 to 1955 and from 1962 to 1971 * Géraldine Olivier (born 1967), Swiss s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Olivier
Château Olivier is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the ''Crus Classés de Graves'' for red and dry white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959. The winery and vineyards are located south of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Léognan. In addition to red and dry white ''Grand vin'' the estate also produces the second wine La Seigneurie d'Olivier du Chateau Olivier. History Although the estate has a long history dating back to the 14th century when the property was occupied by the d'Olivey family, viticulture first began when it came to Count Charles-Joseph Maurice d'Etchegoyen in 1846. The estate's actual château, today classified as a ''monument historique'', is of such a nature that it was one of only two Léognan estates given the prefix "château" in the first French edition of '' Cocks & Féret''. Olivier passed to the Bousset-Salvat family, and then to Alexandre Watcher, and by the marriage of Agnew Watcher and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
