Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English, Catalan, German, French Pronounced Pron. /ˈɑl.ɪ.vəɹ/(American English) /ˈɒl.ɪ.və/(British English) /u.ɫi.ˈβe/(Catalan) /ˈoː.li.vɐ/(German) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Derived from the given name Oliver. Related NamesDetails RootOliver/Olivier (given name)VariantsOliverson(English) Olivier(French) Other Languages & CulturesOliversen(Norwegian) Oliversson, Olson, Olsson(Swedish) Categories Agatha Christie characters, American sprinters, bandleaders, child actors, comedians, cornetists, ends in -er, Formula One drivers, given names, isograms, Jamaican sprinters