Oliver m. Of uncertain origin. It may be a derivative of Latin oliva 'olive, olive tree', a form of Alvaro (cf. also Adalward), or related to Old Norse Olaf.

England

Middle English

● 1418 Oliuer EEW p. 44

English

● 1530 Oliuer LIWill-III p. 34; 1541 Oliver StNick-Sf p. 1; 1543 Oliver BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1547 Oliver ibid. p. 6, Olyver ibid. p. 5; 1554 Oliver ibid. p. 8; 1555 Olyver ibid. p. 9; 1557 Oliver ibid. p. 10; 1560 Oliver ibid. p. 10, Olyver ibid. p. 10; 1562 Olyver ibid. p. 12; 1567 Oliver BUmar-vol9 p. 4; 1582 Oliver BUmar-vol2 p. 63; 1583 Oliver DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1589 Oliuer OrpingtonKe p. 8; 1592 Oliver BEmar-vol1 p. 15; 1594 Oliver COmar-vol2 p. 50; 1595 Oliver DEmar-vol2 p. 33

France

Latin

● 1147 Oliveri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII; 1180 Olivero (abl) RotScaNor p. 4, Oliverus (nom) ibid. p. 23; 1258 Oliverius (nom) ArrestReg-volI XIV, pluribus, Oliverus (nom) ibid. XXXIV, pluribus; 1378 Oliveri (gen) hanquetvol1 1381, Oliverio (dat) ibid. 528, Oliverius (nom) ibid. 1327, Olivero (dat) ibid. 579, Olivier (nom) ibid. 1405, Oliviers (nom) ibid. 1390

Old French

● 1313 Olivier Paris1313 p. 70; 1327 Olivier lecoy p. 176, Ollivier ibid. p. 180

Middle French

● 1392 Olivier MemBret-II col. 598; 1421 Olivier favier 48; 1423 Olivier ibid. 41; 1588 Olivier raymond1588 p. 570

Italy

Latin

● 1285 Oliverii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156; 1326 Oliverio (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 438; 1527 Oliverius (nom) Rome1527 p. 85

Spain

Latin

● 1487 Olivarii (gen) carbonell p. 11

Catalan

● 1510 Holiver valencia1510 2049

Switzerland

Latin

● 14thCx1478 Oliverius (nom) Ob-SPVn (85)