• (GA) IPA: /ˈɑlɪvɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒlɪvə/

oliver (plural olivers)

1. (archaic, rare) A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.

• (GA) IPA: /ˈɑlɪvɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒlɪvə/

1. A male given name.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):

     : Act I, Scene II:

     England all Olivers and Rowlands bred / During the time Edward the Third did reign.

   • 1838 Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist/Chapter 12:

     '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?'

   • 1991 Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, Jonathan Cape, ISBN 0224031570, page 13 :

     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.

2. Surname
3. A town in British Columbia, Canada.
4. An urban neighborhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
5. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
6. A community in Essex County, Ontario.
7. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
8. A ghost town in Yuba County, California.
9. A tiny city in Screven County, Georgia.
10. An unincorporated community in Edgar County, Illinois.
11. An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois.
12. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
13. A neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland.
14. An unincorporated community in Kimball County, Nebraska.
15. A census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
16. A village in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
17. (dated, slang) The Moon.

• Ollie
• Olivia

• French: Olivier
• German: Oliver
• Italian: Oliviero
• Portuguese: Olivério, Óliver
• Russian: О́ливер
• Spanish: Oliverio, Oliver

oliver

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk, pissed.

• Oliver Twist; see also Thesaurus:drunk