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Researched from sources, checked in a separate review, with uncertainty stated plainly.
Olivia to Ottilie.
Girl
Olivia, Liv or Ollie. Olivia can stay Olivia, or make room for Liv or Ollie as a shorter everyday name.
These shorter forms have other uses too.
The olive connection. Olivia is probably linked to Latin oliva, “olive”, perhaps through Italian. Other explanations connect it with Oliva or Oliver.
The precise formation of Olivia remains uncertain.
Girl
The Odilia connection. Ottilie is a German form in the Odilia name family.
Heritage or wealth. Odilia has been linked either to Germanic words for “inheritance” or “heritage”, or to words for “wealth” or “fortune”.
These are alternative explanations of the older name, rather than one certain derivation.
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