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15 Terrible Baby Name Meanings. Olivia. The story: Olivia was first used as a girl's name in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. While according to Latin interpretation it simply means olive branch, Olivia is also known as a feminine version of Oliverâwhich means, yes, elf army.
In the UK, Olivia was the recent Number 1 girls' name in tandem with twin brother Oliver at the top of the charts. It is still the top name in Canada and Number 4 in both Australia and Scotland. Olivia was first popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night as the name of the pampered, wealthy countess.