Olive
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A female given name from English.
proper noun
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A female given name from English.
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.
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.
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A surname.
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rareA male given name from English.
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A number of places in the United States: A community in the city of Orange, Orange County, California.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, named after a Baptist church.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Powder River County, Montana.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Ulster County, New York, from the bible story of dove and olive branch.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, from the girl's name.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Olive Township.
Etymology
Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European surnames such as Spanish Oliva.
Olive · A female given name from English.
oliver · A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.Oliver · A male given name from the Germanic languages.Olivia · A female given name from Latin.