''Olivia'' is a feminine

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in the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the is ...

. It is derived from Latin ''oliva'' "

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...

" meaning

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

. Both ''Oliva'' and ''Olivia'' were Latinate forms in use in

English speaking English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the i ...

countries as early as the thirteenth century.

Olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...

was in common use as a

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form. Though not invented by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, the name was popularized by a character in the ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...

''. Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s, and has been one of the most popular given names for baby girls in the

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for much of that time. In 2021, it topped Babycenter's top 100 and was the third most popular name for girls in Australia. Olivia was the most popular name for girls in both the

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and the United Kingdom in 2020. It has also been among the most popular names for girls in many other European countries,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

in recent years.

People with the mononym

Olivia of Palermo Olivia of Palermo ( it, Oliva dì Palermo, scn, Uliva di Palermu), Palermo, 448 – Tunis, 10 June 463, Sant' Oliva di Palermo Vergine e martire'' SANTI, BEATI E TESTIMONI. 10 giugno. Retrieved: February 2, 2015. Daniele Ronco (2001). Il Maggi ...

(448–463), Christian martyr *

Olivia (singer) Olivia Theresa Longott (born February 15, 1981) is an American R&B singer. She is best known for performing with the hip-hop group G-Unit and also known as a cast member on the VH1 reality television series '' Love & Hip Hop: New York''. Ear ...

(born 1981), American singer, born Olivia Longott

People with the name

Olivia Rodrigo at Vice President's West Wing office (cropped)

Olivia Alexander Olivia Alexander (born Olivia Usey) is an American actress, singer, and Businesswoman born in Louisiana. The daughter of a dance teacher, Olivia began singing and dancing very young. Olivia appeared in national commercials for "Little Debbie's Sn ...

(born 1988), American actress *

Olivia Allison Olivia Elizabeth N. Federici (née Allison; born 13 February 1990) is a British synchronized swimmer. She was born in Plymouth. Career Her most notable achievements to date are winning four consecutive gold medals at the British Synchronized ...

(born 1990), English swimmer *

Olivia Amoako Olivia Amoako (born 30 September 1985) is a Ghanaian footballer who played as a defender for the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the fifth edi ...

(born 1985), Ghanaian footballer *

Olivia Anderson Olivia Victoria Anderson (born 18 November 1987) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in five One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa in 2008. Sh ...

(born 1987), South African cricketer *

Olivia Arthur Olivia Arthur (born 1980) is a British documentary photographer, based in London. She is a member of the Magnum Photos agency and has produced the books ''Jeddah Diary'' (2012) and ''Stranger'' (2015). Life and work Originally studying mathemat ...

(born 1980), British documentary photographer *

Olivia Baker (weightlifter) Olivia Eileen Baker (born 28 February 1979 in Upper Hutt, New Zealand) is a former weightlifting competitor for New Zealand. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had ...

(born 1979), New Zealand weightlifter *

Olivia Barash Olivia Barash (born January 11, 1965) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in television series such as ''Little House on the Prairie'', '' Charlie's Angels'', and ''Soap''. She subsequently had a lead role on ...

(born 1965), American actress *

Olivia Barclay Olivia Barclay (12 December 1919 – 1 April 2001) was a British astrologer who played an important role in the revival of traditional forms of astrology in the late 20th century. Much of her focus in the latter part of her life was on the wo ...

(1919–2001), British astrologer *

Olivia Cajero Bedford Olivia Cajero Bedford (August 15, 1938 – February 9, 2022) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate, representing District 3 from 2013 to 2019. Cajero Bedford served consecutively in the Arizona State Legi ...

(1938–2022), American politician *

Olivia Bee Olivia Bolles (born April 5, 1994), better known as Olivia Bee, is an American photographer. Bee's book ''Kids in Love'' was published by Aperture in 2016. Personal life Bee is the daughter of a hairdresser mother and a high-tech worker. She gr ...

(born 1994), American photographer *

Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville (18 July 1830 – 15 February 1922), formerly Lady Olivia Montagu, was the wife of Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville. Olivia was the eldest daughter of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, and h ...

(1830–1922), British countess *

Olivia De Berardinis Olivia De Berardinis, known professionally as Olivia, is an American artist who is famous for her paintings of women, often referred to as pinup or cheesecake art. She has been working in this genre since the mid-1970s, becoming a contributor t ...

(born 1948), American painter *

Olivia Bertrand Olivia Bertrand (born 2 January 1989 in Évian-les-Bains) is a French Alpine skier and non-commissioned officer.Olivia Blake Olivia Frances Blake (born 10 March 1990) is a British Labour politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam at the 2019 general election. Early life Blake grew up in Otley, a market town north of Leeds, W ...

(born 1990), British MP *

Olivia Blatchford Olivia Clyne, (née Blatchford; born January 23, 1993 in New York City) is a professional squash player who represents the United States. Career Blatchford's junior accomplishments included winning the British Junior Open Girls under-15 event i ...

(born 1993), American squash player * Olivia Bloomfield, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (born 1960), British political party executive *

Olivia Bonamy Olivia Bonamy (born 21 September 1972) is a French actress. She is best known for her appearances in the films '' Jefferson in Paris'', Jacques Audiard's '' Read My Lips'', the thriller '' Ils'' and '' Le ciel, les oiseaux et ta mère''. Biogr ...

(born 1972), French actress * Olivia Bonelli (1920–1990), American soprano * Olivia Bonilla (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actress * Olivia Borlée (born 1986), Belgian sprinter *

Olivia Breen Olivia "Livvy" Breen (born 26 July 1996) is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m a ...

(born 1996), British Paralympian athlete *

Olivia Broadfield Olivia Broadfield is an English singer-songwriter. Her songs have frequently been played in TV series and films, such as '' One Tree Hill'', '' The Dead Zone'', ''Wildfire'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''The Vampire Diaries'' and '' The Split''. C ...

(born 1981), English singer-songwriter *

Olivia Broome Olivia Broome (born 13 June 2001) is a para powerlifter who won a bronze medal in the under-50 kg event at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics. She is the British and world junior record holder in the under-50 kg event, and has won multiple ...

, British para powerlifter *

Olivia Brown Olivia Margarette Brown (born April 10, 1960) is an American actress, best-known for her role as detective Trudy Joplin in the NBC crime drama series ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989). Life and career Brown was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, and ra ...

(born 1960), American actress *

Olivia Bucio Olivia Bucio (born October 26, 1954, in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico), is a Mexican actress. She worked with Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents it ...

(born 1954), Mexican actress *

Olivia Buckland Olivia Bowen ( née Buckland; born 3 January 1994) is an English reality television personality. Bowen came second on ''Love Island'' in 2016, with Alex Bowen. In 2017, they became engaged and she featured on an episode of'' Say Yes to the Dre ...

(born 1993), English reality television personality and model *

Olivia Buckley Olivia Francisca Buckley née Dussek (1799–1847) was an English people, English harpist, organ (music), organist and composer. She was born in London, the daughter of Czechs, Czech composer Jan Ladislav Dussek and Scottish people, Scottish comp ...

(1799–1847), English harpist, organist and composer *

Olivia Burges Millicent Olivia Rawlins (''née'' Burges; 19 September 1892 – 3 August 1930) was a British Scouting and Girl Guide and Girl Scout, Guiding advocate. She was secretary to the Girl Guides' and Girl Scouts' first World Camp (Guiding), World Camp. ...

(died 1930), British scouting and guiding advocate *

Olivia Burnette Olivia Burnette (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress who began her career as a child actress at the age of six. She is perhaps best known for her role in the NBC sitcom ''The Torkelsons'' (1991–1993), Homeless Woman in ''Sons of Anarc ...

(born 1977), American actress * Olivia Ward Bush-Banks (1869–1944), African American author * Olivia Carlsson (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player * Olivia Carnegie-Brown (born 1991), British rower * Olivia Cattan (born 1967), French journalist *

Olivia Cenizal Olivia Cenizal (October 21, 1926 – April 14, 2008) was a Filipina film actress. She was born as Gloria Pagtakhan Maigue in Imus, Cavite into a musical family. She was reportedly encouraged by Cirio H. Santiago to become a film actress. Her fi ...

(1926–2008), Filipino film actress *

Olivia Chance Olivia Juliet Bridget Chance (born 5 October 1993) is a New Zealand Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or a Midfielder#Winger, left winger for Scottish Women's Premier League c ...

(born 1993), British footballer *

Olivia Chaney Olivia Chaney (born 1982) is an English folk singer, pianist, guitarist, harmonium player and songwriter. Her debut solo album, ''The Longest River'', was released on Nonesuch Records in 2015. Her follow-up solo album, ''Shelter'', was release ...

(born 1982), English folk singer *

Olivia Cheng (Hong Kong actress) Olivia Cheng Man Nga (; born 14 February 1960), is a Hong Kong based former actress. Background She won the 1979 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and was also elected "Miss Photogenic." She represented Hong Kong in Miss Universe 1979 in Perth, Western A ...

(born 1960), Hong Kong actress *

Olivia Cheng (Canadian actress) Olivia Cheng () is a Canadian actress, broadcast journalist, and former correspondent for ''Entertainment Tonight Canada''. Early life Cheng was born in Edmonton, Alberta to parents who immigrated from Guangdong. They were part of a co-founding ...

, Canadian actress and television journalist *

Olivia Choong Olivia Choong Way Sun (born 13 February 1979) is an Environmentalism, environmental activist from Singapore. She founded Green Drinks Singapore in November 2007, a non-profit movement that actively raises awareness on pertinent environmental issu ...

(born 1979), environmental activist from Singapore *

Olivia Cîmpian Olivia Cîmpian (born 1 January 2001) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. At the 2016 Junior European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships she won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. She also competed at the 2017 European Women's Artistic G ...

(born 2001), Romanian-born Hungarian female artistic gymnast *

Olivia Chow Olivia Chow (; born March 24, 1957) is a Canadian retired politician who was a federal New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament (MP) representing Trinity—Spadina from 2006 to 2014. Chow ran in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, placin ...

(born 1957), Canadian politician *

Olivia Langdon Clemens Olivia Langdon Clemens (November 27, 1845 – June 5, 1904) was the wife of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Early life Olivia Langdon was born in 1845 in Elmira, New York, to Jervis Langdon and Olivia L ...

(1845–1901), wife of

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

Olivia Coffey Olivia Coffey (born January 29, 1989) is an American rower. She is a three-time world champion and an Olympian. She won the gold medal in the quad sculls at the 2015 World Rowing Championships. Coffey was in the winning Cambridge crew of The Boa ...

(born 1989), American rower *

Olivia Cole Olivia Carlena Cole (November 26, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role in the 1977 miniseries ''Roots''. Early life and education Cole was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Ar ...

(1942–2018), American actress *

Olivia Cole (poet) Olivia Cole (born 1981) is a British poet. Biography Cole was born and raised in Kent, and read English at Christ Church, Oxford. After being a winner of the 2003 Eric Gregory Award, Cole quickly made her mark as a poet. In 2006, she appeared o ...

(born 1981), British poet *

Olivia Colman Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy A ...

(born 1974), British actress * Olivia Coolidge (1908–2006), American writer and educator *

Olivia Cooke Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. In television, she has starred as Emma Decody in the thriller '' Bates Motel'' (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama '' Vanity Fair'' (2018), and Alicent Hightower in ...

(born 1993), English actress *

Olivia Côte Olivia Côte is a French actress. Filmography Actress Writer Theater References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cote, Olivia French film actresses Living people 21st-century French actresses French television actresses Year of ...

, French actress *

Olivia Crocicchia Olivia Crocicchia (born ) is an American actress from Connecticut. She is known for her role as Katy Gavin, the daughter of Denis Leary's character, on FX's '' Rescue Me'' from 2004 to 2011. She was also a co-lead in the Lifetime television fil ...

(born 1995), American actress *

Olivia Culpo Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, fashion influencer, social media personality, and actress. After winning the Miss Rhode Island USA competition, she went on to be crowned Miss USA, and then Miss Universe in 2012. ...

(born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA and Miss Universe 2012 * Olivia d'Abo (born 1969), British actress, singer and songwriter * Olivia Dean (born 1999), English singer *

Olivia Deeble Olivia Lillian Deeble (born 4 August 2002) is an Australian actress and writer. She is known for her roles in the ABC Me series '' Little Lunch'' (2015–2016), the Seven Network soap opera '' Home and Away'' (2016–2019), and the Disney+ film ' ...

(born 2002), Australian actress *

Olivia DeJonge Olivia DeJonge (; born 30 April 1998) is an Australian actress, known for playing Tara Swift / Shaneen Quigg in ABC1's '' Hiding'', Becca in the film '' The Visit'' (2015), Elle in Netflix's '' The Society'' (2019), and Priscilla Presley in the ...

(born 1998), Australian actress *

Olivia DeMerchant Olivia DeMerchant (born February 16, 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player. She has represented at the 2014, 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup's. Rugby career In 2011, DeMerchant played for the Canadian women's under-20 team. She represented at ...

(born 1991), Canadian rugby union player *

Olivia Mariamne Devenish Olivia Mariamne Devenish (16 February 1771 – 26 November 1814) was the spouse of Sir Stamford Raffles, vice governor of Java (1811–1816) from 1805 to 1814. A monument was erected to her memory in the botanical garden of Buitenzorg (Bogor ...

(1771–1814), British socialite *

(born 1948), American artist * Olive Duck (1912–1925), American female murder victim *

Olivia Dunne Olivia Paige "Livvy" Dunne (born October 1, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast and social media personality. A former USA national team member and a current member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team, she is the highest-valued women's ...

(born 2002), American gymnast and internet personality * Olivia Gant (2010–2017), American female murder victim *

Olivia Goldsmith Olivia Goldsmith (January 1, 1949 – January 15, 2004) was an American author, known for her first novel ''The First Wives Club'' (1992), which was adapted into the 1996 film of the same name. Biography She was born Randy Goldfield and grew u ...

(1949–2004), American writer *

Olivia Harrison Olivia Trinidad Harrison (née Arias; born May 18, 1948) is an American author and film producer, and the widow of English musician George Harrison of the Beatles. She first worked in the music industry in Los Angeles, for A&M Records, where s ...

(born 1948), wife of musician George Harrison *

Olivia Hallinan Olivia Hallinan (born 20 January 1985) is a British actress best known for her role as Laura Timmins in the BBC TV series ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' and also as Kim in the Channel 4 drama '' Sugar Rush.'' She also starred as Ellie in '' Girls ...

(born 1985), English actress *

Olivia de Havilland Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British-American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. ...

(1916–2020), British-American actress *

Olivia Holt Olivia Hastings Holt (born August 5, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She starred in the Disney XD series ''Kickin' It'', Disney Channel Original Movie '' Girl vs. Monster'', and the Disney Channel Original Series '' I Didn't Do It''. Fr ...

(born 1997), American actress *

Olivia Hooker Olivia Juliette Hooker (February 12, 1915 – November 21, 2018) was an American psychologist and professor. She was one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, and the first African-American woman to enter the U.S. Coas ...

(1915–2018), American psychologist *

Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna; 17 April 1951) is an English film, stage, and television actress. Her awards include a Golden Globe Award and a David di Donatello Award. The daughter of Argentine opera singer Andrés Osuna, Hussey was born in ...

(born 1951), British actress *

Olivia Hye ''Olivia Hye'' (also known as ''Go Won & Olivia Hye'') is the twelfth single album from South Korean girl group Loona Loona (commonly stylized in all caps or as LOOΠΔ; ; ja, 今月の少女, Kongetsu no Shōjo, Girl of the Month) is a So ...

(born Son Hye-ju, 2001), Korean musician *

Olivia Jordan Olivia Jordan Thomas (born September 28, 1988) is an American actress, model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss USA 2015. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 2015, where she placed as a second ...

(born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Olivia Judson Olivia P. Judson (born 1970) is a British evolutionary biologist and science writer. She is a former journalist for ''The Economist'', a former online columnist for ''The New York Times'' and has published in a number of other publications, includ ...

(born 1970), British biologist *

Olivia Liang ''Kung Fu'' is an American martial arts action-adventure television series that premiered on The CW on April 7, 2021. Set in the present, it is an adaptation of the 1970s series of the same title. It is produced by Warner Bros. Television, as w ...

(born 1993), American actress *

Olivia Lufkin Olivia Lufkin (born December 9, 1979), professionally known as Olivia, is a Japanese-American bilingual singer and songwriter.

(born 1979), Japanese-American singer known mononymously as Olivia *

Olivia Manning Olivia Mary Manning (2 March 1908 – 23 July 1980) was a British novelist, poet, writer, and reviewer. Her fiction and non-fiction, frequently detailing journeys and personal odysseys, were principally set in the United Kingdom, Euro ...

(1908–1980), British writer * Olivia Alaina May (born 1985), American actress *

Olivia McTaggart Olivia McTaggart (born 9 January 2000) is a pole vault athlete from New Zealand. She was born in Australia and later moved with her family to Greenhithe, New Zealand, Greenhithe, in Auckland, New Zealand. She attended Kristin School. McTaggart ...

(born 2000), New Zealand pole vault athlete *

Olivia Munn Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress and former television host. After an internship at a news station in Tulsa, she moved to Los Angeles where she began her professional career as a television host for the gaming network ...

(born 1980), American actress *

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...

(1948–2022), English-born Australian singer and actress *

Olivia Nordgren Olivia Lovisa Nordgren née Larsdotter (27 February 1880 – 7 June 1969) was a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats (Sweden), Social Democrats. She is known as one of the key figures of the Social Democratic struggle against poverty in Swed ...

(1880–1969), Swedish politician *

Olivia Nuzzi Olivia Nuzzi (born January 6, 1993) is a political reporter who serves as the Washington correspondent for ''New York'' magazine. Early and personal life Nuzzi was born in New York City. She is the daughter of Kelly and John Nuzzi, who was born ...

(born 1993), American political journalist *

Olivia O'Leary Olivia O'Leary (born 1949) is an Irish journalist, writer and current affairs presenter. Education Educated at St Leo's College, Carlow and at University College Dublin (UCD), she worked with the ''Nationalist'' and ''Leinster Times'' in Carl ...

(born 1949), Irish journalist *

Olivia Olson Olivia Rose Olson (born May 21, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and writer, largely known for her voice roles as Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in ''Phineas and Ferb'' and Marceline the Vampire Queen in ''Adventure Time''. She also playe ...

(born 1992), American actress and singer *

Olivia Ong Olivia Ong (; born ) is a Singaporean singer and actress. The majority of her works are in Mandarin Chinese, but she has also recorded songs in English, Cantonese and Japanese. In her early days, her entertainment career focused on singing ja ...

(born 1985), Singaporean singer * Olivia Reeves (born 2003), American weightlifter *

Olivia Rodrigo Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs ''Bizaardvark'' and '' High School Musical: The Music ...

(born 2003), American actress and singer * Olivia Ruiz (born 1980), French singer *

Olivia Tennet Olivia Tennet (born 4 January 1991) is a New Zealand actress and dancer best known in her home country for her role as Tuesday Warner on the nightly medical drama ''Shortland Street'', along with several roles in television and theatre. Outside ...

(born 1991), New Zealand actress * Olivia Trappeniers (born 1997), Belgian Flemish singer, also known as OT and by the mononym Olivia *

Olivia Thirlby Olivia Jo Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Leah in the comedy-drama film ''Juno'' (2007),Louie, Rebecca (June 28, 2008).Olivia Thirlby is smoking in 'The Wackness'". '' Daily News, location ...

(born 1986), American actress * Olivia Ulenius (born 2007), Finnish footballer * Olivia Ward Bush (1869–1944), American writer *

Olivia Wayne Olivia Wayne ''(née'' Godfrey, born 1986) is a British sports journalist, and co-presenter on the Sky Sports television show '' Good Morning Sports Fans''. Early life She grew up in Mill Hill, London, the daughter of Jewish parents. She was ed ...

(born 1986), British sports journalist and television presenter *

Olivia Wensley Olivia Wensley (born 25 April 1985) is a former lawyer and New Zealand #MeToo advocate. She has worked for Startup Queenstown Lakes on a part-time basis and had been with the organisation as chief executive from 2020-22. Wensley says she has in ...

(born 1985), New Zealand lawyer *

Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' ( ...

(born 1984), American actress *

Olivia Williams Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968) is a British actress who has appeared in British and American films and television. After studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years followed by three years at the Royal Shakesp ...

(born 1968), English actress

Animals with the name

Olivia (dog) Olivia (born 2015) is an American West Highland White Terrier dog actress best known for her roles in films like ''Widows'' and ''Game Night'', both released in 2018. Career Olivia is represented by Animal Casting Atlanta. Her first screen app ...

(born 2015), dog actor

Fictional characters with the name

Olivia Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 19 ...

, in Shakespeare's play ''Twelfth Night'' * Olivia, in ''

Fire Emblem Awakening ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in April 2012 in Japan and 2013 internationally. It is the thirteenth in ...

'' *

, in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *

, protagonist of several children's books by Ian Falconer *Olivia, from ''Pokémon Sun'' and ''Moon'' *

, in the manga series ''Asobi Asobase'' * Olivia, from the animated series ''

Oggy and the Cockroaches ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (french: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French comedy-adventure animated television series produced by Gaumont Multimedia (first two seasons) and Xilam Animation (third season onwards), and created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud, ...

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, from ''Lego Friends'' *Olivia, King Olly's sister/daughter in '' Paper Mario: The Origami King'' * Lady Olivia, character from the American animated fantasy series ''Amphibia'' * Olivia Adler, main character in "Small Spaces" - first in the book series trilogy "Small Spaces" by Katherine Arden * Olivia Baker, in the Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan Mi ...

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Olivia Barber Winters Olivia Winters is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. The role was portrayed by Tonya Williams, on contract beginning in June 1990, until agreeing with the show to drop to recurring status in 2005 ...

, on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' * Olivia Benford, on ''FlashForward'', played by Sonya Walger *

Olivia Benson Olivia Margaret "Liv" Benson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the NBC police procedural drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', portrayed by Mariska Hargitay. Benson holds the rank and pay-grade of Captain and is the C ...

, on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', played by Mariska Hargitay * Olivia Burke, in the television series ''Gossip Girl'' * Olivia Caliban, from ''

A Series of Unfortunate Events ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' is a series of thirteen children's novels written by American author Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The books follow the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. After their p ...

'' *

Olivia Castle Olivia Castle is a fictional character from the ''Final Destination'' series. She appears in Steven Quale's ''Final Destination 5'' as one of the survivors of the North Bay bridge collapse. She is portrayed by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and serves ...

, from the horror movie ''

Final Destination 5 ''Final Destination 5'' is a 2011 American 3D supernatural horror film directed by Steven Quale and written by Eric Heisserer. It is the fifth installment in the ''Final Destination'' film series and a prequel to the first film. ''Final Dest ...

'' *Olivia Davidson, from the

Sweet Valley High ''Sweet Valley High'' is a series of young adult novels attributed to American author Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters to produce the series. The books chronicle the lives of identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefi ...

book series *

Olivia Dunham Olivia Dunham is a fictional character and the main protagonist from the science fiction television series ''Fringe'', which aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States from 2008 to 2013. The character was created by series' co-cre ...

, in the television series ''Fringe'' * Olivia Falconeri, from the long-running American soap opera ''General Hospital'' *Olivia Flaversham, from the 1986 Disney animated film ''

The Great Mouse Detective ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (also known as ''The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective'' for its 1992 theatrical re-release and ''Basil the Great Mouse Detective'' in some countries) is a 1986 American animated mystery adventure film produc ...

'' * Olivia Fuller, from ''Family Guy'' *

Olivia Harper ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...

, in the American comedy-drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' *

Olivia Johnson The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2005, by order of first appearance. Louise Summers Rob Owen Robert "Rob" Owen is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 so ...

, from

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

* Olivia Kidney, in the ''Olivia Kidney'' book series by Ellen Potter *Olivia Lawrence, from the '' Video Senshi Laserion'' anime TV series *Olivia Mann, in video game

Team Fortress 2 ''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video game), Quake'' and ...

Olivia Pope Olivia Carolyn Pope is a fictional character created by Shonda Rhimes for the political drama television series ''Scandal''. This character also played a small role in the series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' on its 4th season produced by Shon ...

, in the television series ''Scandal'' *

Olivia Richards Olivia Richards (née Blake) is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera '' Sunset Beach'', played by Lesley-Anne Down. Character development In November 1996, it was announced that Lesley-Anne Down had been cast into the role of Olivia. ...

, from the American soap opera ''Sunset Beach'' * Olivia Robinson, played by Alaina Reed on the long-running children's series ''Sesame Street'' *

Olivia Spencer Olivia Spencer is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, '' Guiding Light''. The character was introduced to audiences in the summer of 1999 as the fiancée of the late Prince Richard Winslow. Crystal Chappell originated th ...

, from the long-running American soap opera ''Guiding Light'' *Olivia Webster, Oscar Webster's daughter in the "

Violet Evergarden is a Japanese light novel series written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase. It was published by Kyoto Animation under their KA Esuma Bunko imprint, from December 2015 to March 2020. The story follows Violet Evergarden, a young ...

" anime Netflix series *Olivia White, in ''

Lemonade Mouth ''Lemonade Mouth'' is a young adult novel by Mark Peter Hughes, published in 2007 by Delacorte Press. It follows five teenagers who meet in detention and ultimately form a band to overcome the struggles of high school, forming deep bonds with ea ...

'', played by

Bridgit Mendler Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American singer and actress. In 2004, she began her career in the animated Indian film ''The Legend of Buddha'', later starring in the films ''Alice Upside Down'' (2007), ''The Clique'' (2008 ...

Translations

*Arabic: أوليفيا *Bengali: অলিভিয়া *Bulgarian: Оливия *Burmese: အိုလံပစ် *Georgian: ოლივია *Greek: ολίβια *Hindi: ओलिविया *Japanese: オリビア *Korean: 올리비아 *Persian: اولیویا *Polish: Oliwia *Russian: Оливия *Tamil: ஒலிவியா *Telugu: ఒలివియా *Thai: โอลิเวีย *Ukrainian: олівія

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