Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Literature, Popular Culture Pronounced Pron. awl-i-VAN-də(Literature) ahl-i-VAN-dər(Popular Culture) [key] Meaning & History It’s unknown what it stands for, but I think it’s a fusion between the given names Oliver and Alexander. It was famous in the Wizarding World. Users include, Garrick Ollivander in Britain and Gregori Ollivander in America.