Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German (Latinized) Pronounced Pron. oh-LAY-vee-an [key] Other Forms FormsOlevianus Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 11/6/2014 by elbowin Edited 11/7/2014 by elbowin Meaning & History Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany). The name was the last name of the German Reformed theologian Caspar Olevian.