# Olivia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/ · frequency rank #9,220

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.
2. A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.
3. An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States; named for tobacco businessman W. J. Olive.

## Etymology
From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

## Easily confused with
- **Olivier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olivia-vs-olivier)
- **olive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olive-vs-olivia)
- **Oliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oliver-vs-olivia)
- **Oliveira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oliveira-vs-olivia)

## Common misspellings (7)
`loivia`, `oilvia`, `oliiva`, `olivai`, `olivvia`, `ollivia`, `olviia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/olivia