oliver
/ˈɑlɪvɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Froyſard, a Countreyman of ours, records, / England all Oliuers and Rowlands breed, / During the time Edward the third did raigne: […]"
- ""My name is Oliver, sir," replied the little invalid with a look of great astonishment. "Oliver," said Mr. Brownlow; "Oliver what? Oliver White,—eh?" "No, sir, Twist,—Oliver Twist." "Queer name," said the old gentleman. What made you tell the magistrate your name was White?""
- "And Oliver suits me, don't you find? It rather goes with my dark, dark hair and kissable ivory teeth, my slim waist, my panache and my linen suit with the ineradicable stain of Pinot Noir."
- "“I appreciate your curiosity,” Oliver answers in hurried monotone without inflection or pauses for punctuation."
- "Now Oliver puts his blank nightcap on,¶ And every star its glim is hiding,¶ And forth to the heath is the scampsman gone,¶ His matchless cherry-black prancer riding;"
- "The last device, the Oliver, was an innovative alternative to the various forms of small tilt hammers recorded and illustrated by Agricola."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑlɪvɚ/
- British English: /ˈɒlɪvə/
Usage
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Synonyms
the Moon
Oliver Twist