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Olivier

/oh-lee-VYEH/Lingala · a boy’s name

“Olive tree; symbol of peace”

How to say it
oh-lee-VYEH
Given to
Boys
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

OlivierOliver

Nicknames & short forms

Oli

From the same family

01Olive“Peaceful and fruitful, like the olive tree”Lingalafemale→︎02Frederic“Peaceful ruler”Lingalamale→︎03Kimia“A peaceful, harmonious life”Lingalaany→︎04Pacifique“peaceful; peaceable”Lingalamale→︎05Salomo“Peaceful or peaceful one”Lingalamale→︎06Salomon“A peaceful one”Lingalamale→︎07Wilfried“Desiring peace”Lingalamale→︎