Olive

See also olive

English

Etymology

Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable.

Proper noun

Olive

1. A female given name.
   • 1842 Alfred Tennyson, The Talking Oak:

     And hear me swear a solemn oath, / That only by thy side / Will I to Olive plight my troth, / And gain her for my bride.

   • 2006 Alice Munro, The View from Castle Rock, Chatto & Windus, ISBN 0701179899, pages 227-228:

     There was Olive, a soft drowsy girl who didn't like me because I called her Olive Oyl. Even after I was made to apologize she didn't like me.

Related terms

• Olivia

Anagrams

• voile

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German

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Noun

Olive f. (genitive Olive, plural Oliven)

1. olive (fruit)