OLIVERとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈɑlɪvɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒlɪvə/
• ハイフネーション: Ol‧i‧ver

固有名詞

Oliver (countable and uncountable)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 98, column 1:

     Froyſard, a Countreyman of ours, records, / England all Oliuers and Rowlands breed, / During the time Edward the third did raigne: […]

   • 1837 August, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “In Which Oliver Is Taken Better Care of than He Ever Was Before. With Some Particulars Concerning a Certain Picture.”, in Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], published 1838, →OCLC, page 187:

     "My name is Oliver, sir," replied the little invalid with a look of great astonishment. "Oliver," said Mr. Brownlow; "Oliver what? Oliver White,—eh?" "No, sir, Twist,—Oliver Twist." "Queer name," said the old gentleman. What made you tell the magistrate your name was White?"

   • 1991, Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 13:

     And Oliver suits me, don't you find? It rather goes with my dark, dark hair and kissable ivory teeth, my slim waist, my panache and my linen suit with the ineradicable stain of Pinot Noir.

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
   • 2025 August 4, Dara Kerr, “Jim Acosta interviews ‘made-up’ AI avatar of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver”, in The Guardian‎:

     “I appreciate your curiosity,” Oliver answers in hurried monotone without inflection or pauses for punctuation.

3. A placename
   1. A number of places in Canada:
      1. A town in British Columbia.
      2. An urban neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
      3. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
      4. A community in Essex County, Ontario.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
      2. A ghost town in Yuba County, California.
      3. A tiny city in Screven County, Georgia.
      4. An unincorporated community in Edgar County, Illinois.
      5. An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois.
      6. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
      7. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
      8. An unincorporated community in Kimball County, Nebraska.
      9. A census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
      10. A village in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
      11. A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3), included under Oliver Township.
   3. (dated, slang) Synonym of The Moon. A moon in Earth, Solar System.
      • 1834, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, The Game of High Toby:

        Now Oliver puts his blank nightcap on,¶ And every star its glim is hiding,¶ And forth to the heath is the scampsman gone,¶ His matchless cherry-black prancer riding;

4. Alternative form of oliver.
   • 2017, C. How, Building Histories: The Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Construction History Society Conference‎, page 81:

     The last device, the Oliver, was an innovative alternative to the various forms of small tilt hammers recorded and illustrated by Agricola.

派生語

関連する語

• Olivera
• Olivette

形容詞

Oliver (comparative more Oliver, superlative most Oliver)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk, pissed.

同意語

• Oliver Twist; see also Thesaurus:drunk

アナグラム

• violer, virole