Olive

olive olīve English <dab!> Etymology Medieval form of the en la - saint's name la Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European surnames such as en es Oliva. Proper noun en female English. en 1842 w:Alfred Tennyson s:The Talking Oak And hear me swear a solemn oath, / That only by thy side / Will I to Olive plight my troth, / And gain her for my bride. en 1850 w:Dinah Craik Olive Chapman and Hall 26 "Elspie, I have a thought! The baby shall be christened Olive!""It's a strange, heathen name, Mrs. Rothesay.""Not at all. Listen how I chanced to think of it. This very morning, just before you came to waken me, I had such a queer, delicious dream. [ - - - ] Then I looked up, after awhile, and saw standing at the foot of the bed a little angel—a child-angel—with a green olive-branch in its hand. [ - - - ] " en 2006 w:Alice Munro The View from Castle Rock 227–228 Chatto & Windus 0701179899 There was Olive, a soft drowsy girl who didn't like me because I called her Olive Oyl. Even after I was made to apologize she didn't like me. en. en rare en male English. en number of places c/USA: en community in the city:pref/Orange co/Orange County s/California. en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/St. Joseph County s/Indiana. en unincorporated community co/Dallas County s/Missouri, named after a Baptist church. en unincorporated community co/Powder River County s/Montana. en town co/Ulster County s/New York, from the bible story of dove and olive branch. en unincorporated community co/Creek County s/Oklahoma, from the girl's name. en unincorporated community co/Spotsylvania County s/Virginia. en unincorporated community co/Pocahontas County s/West Virginia. en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Olive Township. Related terms en Olivia Anagrams en eilov lovie viole voile en unisex given names Cebuano Etymology ceb :der en:Olive + 1 Proper noun ceb noun ceb female English German de: Etymology From de la olīva. Partially inherited through de gmh olīve olive tree, but both the undiphthongized form and the fact that the use for the fruit dates only from the 16th century show that the word had not been fully integrated in gmh - times. Pronunciation de /oˈliːvə/ Germany de De-Olive.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de /oˈliːfɛ/ [-v̥ɛ] Austria Noun f chen olive fruit de archaic Ölbeere de informal olive tree de Olivenbaum slightly dated Ölbaum Declension f Derived terms de Olivenanbau Olivenbaum Olivenblätter Olivenernte olivenfarben olivenfarbig Olivenhain Olivenibis Olivenkern Olivenstein Olivenzweig Related terms de Öl de oliv Descendants hrx Oliv 1 1 Further reading de Fruits Hunsrik Pronunciation Olíve Noun hrx noun form hrx Oliv