I’ve gone on a bit of a circuitous journey over the past year or so with Olivia, and in about the past 5 minutes just talked myself into adding her back (ha) to my list… I honestly adore her so much, despite the popularity, and would be tickled pink to have an Olivia some day. She’s from my favorite Shakespeare play, I love the undertones of peace and some lovely Bible imagery regarding olive trees… Despite her popularity, Olivia still feels special to me, but I feel like she needs a combo that reflects that!
I’m not 100% set on whether she should be a FN or MN at this point… If I use Olivia as a middle, she’d likely be Vera Olivia Éliane or maybe Felicity Olivia something or other, but I’m more torn if she’s up front. I’d love her to feel a bit like my top 3–Isobel Aurora Grace, Adele Petra Christiana, Evangeline Dagny Louise. I’m inspired by the idea of something literary, something a little religious, something Hebrew, something that makes Olivia feel like a breath of fresh air. I’m sort of intrigued by the idea of a virtue name or another international name… I’ve tossed about Olivia Guinevere, Olivia Mercy, Olivia Niamh, but they don’t feel quite right. Petra, Christiana, Irene, Tali, Vera, and Dagny feel like the perfect inspiration for the “feel” I’d love to go with for Olivia (but are off the table as actual options, since I’ve used them elsewhere). So what do you think, berries? Middles for Olivia?
ETA: Since I posted, I’ve become quite smitten with Olivia Gethsemane Jane… is this crazy? Could she be a sister to Adele Petra Christiana or Barnabas Lion Alexander or Boaz Andreas Henry or Evangeline Dagny Louise?
[name_u]Abi[/name_u], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Dafna[/name_f] are intriguing! I feel like [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] is much more me but [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] doesn’t seem quite as enchanting as [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Dafna[/name_f]?
@Greyblue - Grace!! Thanks a million. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f] used to be my [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] combo, if you can believe it? But what I’m really smitten by is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Lior–she’s super sweet! Not sure what I’d do for a second middle… I like the idea of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] ______ Lior… but she’s definitely a possibility. Also considering [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Rosemary/Olivia [name_f]Romi[/name_f], and if [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] wasn’t on my top 10 I’d probably consider [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], too.
Side note… Is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Arimathea crazy? [name_f]Liv[/name_f] Arimathea?
Thanks! I think something like Arimathea feels like what I want but [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Arimathea doesn’t seem quite right and I’d rather use [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] than just [name_f]Liv[/name_f].
… I talked myself out of that one real quick. . Maybe another Bible place name? [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Gethsemane or something?
Thanks, I do like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]! I’m quite smitten with [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Gethsemane [name_f]Jane[/name_f] at the moment too… normally Gethsemane would be too much for me but I love it here.
I like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]! I actually almost suggested it until I saw you had already considered that. Seconding [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Lior/Olivia ___ [name_u]Lior[/name_u] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Romy/Romi.
I’m also enjoying the double “v”, so here we go:
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Valor[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Marvel[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Revelle
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Verity[/name_f]
I absolutely LOVE the [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] combo, so beautiful!
If you are going for a literary feel, obvious suggestions such as [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Story[/name_u] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Poem[/name_f] come to mind although they may be a little out there.
Another suggestion that comes to mind is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u] to go with the olive branch and virtuous theme you mentioned, which I think is lovely.
Other random combos that come to mind- count any repeats as seconds-
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Evanescence[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Harvest[/name_u]
@Scater - thanks, love! I don’t hate [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Mercy; I like the idea of [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], but I just don’t find her very easy to pair up, lol. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Adelais[/name_f] intrigues me; I love [name_f]Adelais[/name_f] every time you bring it up! I’m not sure how I feel about [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] + [name_f]Adelais[/name_f] in the same combo, but it’s certainly interesting. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the idea of [name_u]Valor[/name_u] to honor the vets in my family, but I don’t know how I feel about [name_u]Valor[/name_u] for a girl… I’ve always envisioned it on a boy, but I guess it wouldn’t have to be.
@lilyvictoriapierce - ahhh, thank you, love. I’m still messing around with a couple things for Vera… I also like [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], and a couple others between [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliane[/name_f]. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Story/Poem are adorable… I’m not a huge poetry fan but [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Poem[/name_f] is so sweet! [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Poet[/name_u], too. As an aspiring author and not an aspiring poet, I always feel weird using Poem/Poet/Poesy/even [name_u]Teagan[/name_u], but they’re such dreamy names. By literary I was thinking more names associated with classic literature, like [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m], [name_u]Darcy[/name_u], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucie[/name_f], etc.–names from classic pieces of literature, but I was just mentioning I’d love to find a home for [name_u]Story[/name_u] on another thread! [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u] is super sweet; she’s officially an option!
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f] used to be my [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] combo, if you can believe it? But what I’m really smitten by is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Lior–she’s super sweet! Not sure what I’d do for a second middle… I like the idea of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] ______ Lior… but she’s definitely a possibility. Also considering [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Rosemary/Olivia [name_f]Romi[/name_f], and if [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] wasn’t on my top 10 I’d probably consider [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], too.