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Olivia

American  
[oh-liv-ee-uh] / oʊˈlɪv i ə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Olive.


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Olivia has an online maths tutor, who was previously head of maths at her high school in Rhondda Cynon Taf, and had also taught Tom at the same school.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“You’re the only one who wears suits here,” Olivia says as she sits with Michael in their first temporary office, a booth at the IHOP.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

A song performed by Grammy winner Olivia Dean “copied in large and significant part” from Bill Withers’ hit “Just the Two of Us,” a copyright complaint filed recently in California alleges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Jumping between past and present, the film tells the story of Alex Serian, a cellist who moves to Los Angeles to care for his dying mother and escape an overbearing ex played by Olivia Wilde.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

I look across the darkened room to Olivia, trying to get her attention.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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