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Olive

112 replies

agirlandherdog1234 · 26/12/2025 14:11

Love it. But does it just blend in with the ridiculously popular Olivia? Thoughts?

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Avantiagain · 26/12/2025 15:53

On the buses.

Mosaic80 · 26/12/2025 15:49

I think it’s lovely and has a very different feel to Olivia. My only worry would be that it had a bit of a celeb surge a few years ago (I think Isla fisher and a few others have Olives).

awrbc81 · 26/12/2025 15:47

I like it, much nicer than Olivia

Calliopespa · 26/12/2025 15:44

Fifthtimelucky · 26/12/2025 14:37

I still think of Popeye too.

I don’t think Olive is nearly as nice as Olivia.
Similarly, I much prefer Julia to Julie and I much prefer Diana to Diane.

Me too. I like the a on the end of these names.

Problem is Olivia is so overused - and tbh I think there are prettier names ending in an a anyway.

The Ol-iv bit is not really a nice sound. It reminds me of some sort of creature with a very long neck (ostrich?) gulping.

But if you love it, it's fine. It's an actual name. not attention-seeking, easy to spell. Just not for me.

HelenaWilson · 26/12/2025 15:43

I don't like it. Not because I think it's 'frumpy' (hate that word). I just don't like the combination of sounds.

DarkEyedSailor · 26/12/2025 15:42

Olive is lovely.

DramaAlpaca · 26/12/2025 15:41

I really like it.

Pranksters · 26/12/2025 15:39

I don’t like it at all, I think it’s so frumpy and drab.

Fifthtimelucky · 26/12/2025 14:37

I still think of Popeye too.

I don’t think Olive is nearly as nice as Olivia.
Similarly, I much prefer Julia to Julie and I much prefer Diana to Diane.

BahMinthumbug · 26/12/2025 14:18

It made a resurgence a few years back, didn't it?
David Tennant named his daughter Olive.
Think it was Emma Stone's character in Easy A.
I still go to Popeye's gf, as I am old but it's okay. I do like Liv though.

roshi42 · 26/12/2025 14:16

Love Olive! There was a little baby Olive next to me in the maternity ward last year 🥰 It is quite popular though. Nowhere near as much as Olivia but not rare. And you’d probably get the same nickname Liv so that’s even less original. In case that bothers you! It needn’t! It’s a cute name for a baby and a chic name for an adult. Like it a lot.

OctopusFriend · 26/12/2025 14:12

I think it's nice. A bit retro and not as popular as Olivia.
Quite classic.