OLIVER  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin

Popularity in 2008: #118

Everybody likes the energetic, good-natured, British-accented Oliver, stylish but not nearly as trendy as twin-sister Olivia, with a meaning symbolizing peace and fruitfulness. Works particularly well with single-syllable surnames, as in Oliver Stone, North and Short (son of Martin).

Variations:
Noll, Ollie, Olliver, Ollyver, Olyver, Noll, Ollie, Olliver, Ollyver, Olyver

International Variations:
Olivier (French) Oilibhear (Irish) Oliviero (Italian) Oliwjer (Polish) Olivieros (Portuguese) Oliverio (Spanish)

People who like Oliver also like:

Stella, Aurelia, Cora, Daisy, Gemma, Juliet, Lydia, Cole, Frederick, Gabriel, Harrison, Hugo, Julian, Nathaniel, Quinn

Oliver is being discussed in our message boards:

• little Lilia begs for brother's name, please:)!
• Baby Boy WDYT of the possible names?
• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• new game buuild a family together
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup

Read Nameberry blog posts about Oliver:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• THE CUTEST CELEBRITY BABY NAMES
• AUTUMN NAMES
• TOP ENGLISH BOYS' NAMES
• BRITISH BABY NAMES