oliviaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/, /əˈlɪ.vi.ə/
• ハイフネーション: O‧liv‧i‧a
• 韻: -ɪviə

固有名詞

Olivia

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1601, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act I, scene 1:

     O! when mine eyes did see Olivia first / Methought she purg’d the air of pestilence.

   • 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield:

     I intended to call her after Aunt Grizel, but my wife who, during pregnancy, had been reading romances, insisted upon her being called Olivia. In less than another year we had another daughter, and now I was determined that Grizel should be her name; but a rich relation taking a fancy to stand godmother, the girl was, by her directions, called Sophia, so that we had two romantic names in the family, but I solemnly protest I had no hand in it.

   • 1985, Maeve Binchy, Echoes, Arrow Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 404:

     ‘Olivia, that's a fine posh name for Castlebay,’ he said approvingly. ‘Ah, they're sick of these Davids and Clares and Gerrys, the dull old names,’ Clare laughed. ‘I hope they won't call her Olly,’ David said. ‘Make your own nickname then,’ Gerry said. ‘Livy?’ Clare suggested. ‘Liffey even?’ Gerry said.

   • 2024 October 21, Liam Reilly and Hadas Gold, “Olivia Nuzzi is out at New York magazine over undisclosed relationship with RFK”, in CNN‎:

     Olivia Nuzzi has parted ways with New York magazine, the publication said Monday, after the star Washington correspondent was placed on leave last month over a previously undisclosed “personal relationship” with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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.

使用する際の注意点

By folk etymology, Olivia is sometimes used as the feminine form of Olivio.

別の表記

• Alivia, Olyvia (modern)

派生語