Oliver

Oliver is a given name, usually a male name, derived from the Old French given name Olivier, which may signify "olive tree", though this may be a false etymology, and may be a corruption of a Germanic personal name, cognate with the Scandinavian name "Olaf" or "Ólafur," which carries the meaning of "ancestor," "forbear," or "talisman."http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/NamesPersonal/Oliver.html

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Given name - Old French - Olive tree - False etymology

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The name?s popularity during the Middle Ages was augmented by the fact that Olivier was the name of one of Charlemagne?s paladins and a friend of the great warrior Roland.http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Oliver&sourcecode=13304

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Middle Ages - Charlemagne?s - Paladins - Roland

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The Oliver Corporation is a tractor manufacturer.

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Oliver Corporation - Tractor

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The musical and film Oliver! is based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

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Musical - Oliver! - Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

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Notable people named Oliver

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• Oliver of Malmesbury (?980-ca. 1066), English monk who is said to have made an early attempt at flight using mechanical wings.
• Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician who ruled England, Scotland, and Ireland as Lord Protector.
• Oliver Goldsmith (?1730?1774), Irish writer and physician.
• Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), American comedic actor.
• Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925), British engineer, mathematician and physicist.
• Oliver North, (1943- ), American government and political figure best known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair.
• Oliver Plunkett (1629-1681), Irish saint and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
• Oliver Reed (1938-1999), English actor.
• Oliver Stone (1946- ), American film director.
• Oliver Tambo (1917-1993), South African anti-apartheid politician.
• Oliver (William Oliver Swofford) (1945-2000), American pop singer of the late 1960s.
• Jose R. Oliver Aresti, Puerto Rican painter and philantropist.

Others

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• Oliver the chimp
• Oliver Smith: CEO of http://www.eurotransitvirtual.co.uk